The United States has provided generations of its residents with the prospect of advancing themselves through education and hard work, and U.S. leaders have the opportunity to make sure this continues for generations to come. To do so, they must handle the national deficit in a decisive, thoughtful manner, ensuring a prosperous future for the nation. Addressing the national debt does not require decimating the social investments necessary to ensure the success of the nation's future workers: Latino children. Addressing the federal deficit by curtailing investments in children will be shortsighted and ultimately hurt Latino children, which would hurt the country as a whole. Latino children stand to lose the most in the short-term because of the growth of the population and the challenges they face. However, the long-term future of the nation rests on Hispanic children achieving success as adults. Today's Latino children are the country's future workers and taxpayers. As the nation becomes both older and increasingly Hispanic, it is more important than ever to focus on investments in poverty reduction, education, and health care to ensure that the future Latino workforce can maximize its income and related contributions. America must ensure that Latino children can achieve success by investing in their future.