CONCORD — German Moises Avalos is tired of waiting for work that never comes. He spent half of last year scouring for construction jobs in Atlanta, then he made his way to Concord three months ago searching for something better. "I thought that maybe I could find more work, but the economic crisis is here, too," he said. The 25-year-old intends to return to El Salvador as soon as he can save enough money for a plane ticket home. The unemployment rate for foreign-born Latinos increased from 5.1 percent to 8 percent from the end of 2007 to the end...
