Report

• U.S. Immigrant Population Continues to Grow

  Jan 29, 2013 - Over the last decade, the number of immigrants in the U.S. has steadily grown

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• Hispanic Electorate Likely To Double By 2030

  Nov 14, 2012 - Pew Hispanic Center reports the record number of Latinos who voted this year are the leading edge of an ascendant ethnic voting bloc that is likely to double in size within a generation.

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• Latinos Voted for Obama by More Than 2-to-1 Margin

  Nov 07, 2012 - Obama's national vote share among Hispanic voters is the highest seen by a Democratic candidate since 1996, reports the Pew Hispanic Center. The Latino vote was an important building block for Obama's win in key states, including Colorado, Nevada and Florida.

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• Latinos Have Growing Confidence in Personal Finances, Nation's Direction

  Nov 02, 2012 - Compared with 2011, more Latinos express satisfaction with the direction of the country, report that their finances are in "excellent" or "good" shape and expect their family's finances to improve in the next 12 months, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

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• Almost Half of U.S. Hispanic Population Lives in 10 Metropolitan Areas

  Sep 20, 2012 - The Los Angeles metropolitan area has the nation's largest Hispanic population followed by the New York metropolitan area. California and Texas are home to six of the 10 largest Hispanic metropolitan populations.

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• In the Classroom, New Milestones for Hispanics

  Aug 20, 2012 - According to a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center, Hispanics have reached a new milestone and are now the largest minority group at the nation's four-year colleges and universities, reaching a record 16.5% of the total college student enrollment. One-in-four public elementary school students are Hispanic.

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• Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race, Hispanic Questions

  Aug 07, 2012 - The Census wants to address the mismatch between Americans' identity and the current categories presented on their questionnaires.

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• The 10 Largest Hispanic Origin Groups: Characteristics, Rankings, Top Counties

  Jun 27, 2012 - A new tabulation of government data by the Pew Hispanic Center provides details on the ten largest groups that make up the 50.7 million Hispanics living in the U.S. The analysis looks at demographic data for each group, including nativity, education levels, English proficiency, citizenship, economics and regional distribution.

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• U.S. Public, Hispanics Differ on Arizona Immigration Law

  Jun 25, 2012 - As the U.S. Supreme Court issues its ruling on Arizona's immigration law, a look at the differing opinions offered by the American public as a whole and Hispanics on the law and how best to deal with illegal immigration.

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• Up to 1.4 million Unauthorized Immigrants Could Benefit from New Deportation Policy

  Jun 15, 2012 - Today's announcement by the Obama Administration about a new deportation policy could benefit up to 1.4 million children and young adults who are in the United States illegally.

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• A Conversation About Identity

  May 30, 2012 - The Pew Hispanic Center recently published "When Labels Don't Fit: Hispanics and their Views of Identity." In the days following the release, hundreds of people offered their observations on social media.

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• Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zero—and Perhaps Less

  Apr 23, 2012 - The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill. After four decades that brought 12 million current immigrants—more than half of whom came illegally—the net migration flow from Mexico to the U.S. has stopped and may have reversed, according to a new analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center of government data sets from both countries.

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• When Labels Don’t Fit: Hispanics and Their Views of Identity

  Apr 04, 2012 - Federal agencies have been using the terms "Hispanic" or "Latino" since the 1970s to describe Americans whose roots are in Spanish-speaking countries, but Hispanics have not fully embraced these terms. About half say they identify themselves most often by their family’s country or place of origin; just 24% say they prefer a pan-ethnic label.

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• The Demographics of the Jobs Recovery

  Mar 21, 2012 - Hispanics and Asians are gaining jobs at a faster rate in the economic recovery than are blacks and whites, immigrants are outpacing the native born, and men are faring better than women. For the most part, the disparate trends reflect the rapidly changing demographics of the U.S. workforce. Groups whose populations are growing faster have seen bigger employment gains. For all groups, the share of the working-age population with jobs is still as low as it was at the end of the recession.

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• Latinos in the 2012 Election: Florida

  Jan 23, 2012 - Final registration statistics for Florida's Jan. 31 presidential primary show almost 1.5 million Latinos are registered to vote statewide, making up 13.1% of the state's voters. There are 452,619 Latinos registered as Republicans, representing 11.1% of all Republican registered voters.

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• U.S. Foreign-Born Population: How Much Change from 2009 to 2010?

  Jan 09, 2012 - A new Pew Hispanic Center analysis of Census Bureau data shows the foreign-born population in the U.S.-- 39.9 million in 2010 -- is 1.6% greater than it was in 2009, markedly lower than the reported increase of 4%. The new growth estimate stems from the Center's revisions to the 2009 Census data.

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• Unauthorized Immigrants: Length of Residency, Patterns of Parenthood

  Dec 01, 2011 - Nearly two-thirds of the 10.2 million unauthorized adult immigrants in the United States have lived in this country for at least 10 years and nearly half are parents of children under 18, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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• Childhood Poverty Among Hispanics Sets Record, Leads Nation

  Sep 28, 2011 - The economic downturn that began in 2007 hit one fast-growing demographic group especially hard: Latino children. More Latino children are living in poverty -- 6.1 million in 2010 -- than children of any other racial or ethnic group. This marks the first time in U.S. history that the single largest group of poor children is not white.

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• Hispanic College Enrollment Spikes, Narrowing Gaps with Other Groups

  Aug 24, 2011 - Driven by a single-year surge of 24% in Hispanic enrollment, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds attending college in the United States hit an all-time high of 12.2 million in October 2010, according to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.

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• The Mexican-American Boom: Births Overtake Immigration

  Jul 14, 2011 - According to a new Pew Hispanic Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, births have overtaken immigration as the main driver of the dynamic growth in the U.S. Hispanic population, especially among the largest of all Hispanic groups -- Mexican-Americans.

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• A Demographic Portrait of Hispanics in Puerto Rico

  Jun 13, 2011 - The 2010 Census found more persons of Puerto Rican origin living in the 50 states and D.C. than in Puerto Rico. This analysis shows differences and similarities between the two groups.

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• U.S. Hispanics by Country of Origin

  May 26, 2011 - A new report from the Pew Hispanic Center reveals that Hispanics of Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban origin or descent remain the nation's three largest Hispanic country-of-origin groups, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

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• Hispanics Account for More than Half of Nation’s Growth in Past Decade

  Mar 25, 2011 - The 2010 Census counted 50.5 million Hispanics in the U.S., a 43%-increase over the past decade. Hispanics now account for 16.3% of the total population and 23.1% of those ages 17 and younger.

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• How Many Hispanics? Comparing Census Counts and Census Estimates

  Mar 15, 2011 - The number of Hispanics counted in the 2010 Census has been larger than expected in most states for which totals have been released so far, especially in states with relatively small Hispanic populations.

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• Statistical Portraits of the Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S.

  Feb 17, 2011 - Updated data on Hispanic and foreign-born populations in the U.S. including race, nativity, location, citizenship, marital status, language proficiency,fertility, schooling, health coverage, poverty and income.

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• The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos

  Jan 05, 2011 - Hispanic voters are nearly three times more prevalent in states that gained congressional seats and Electoral College votes in the 2010 reapportionment than they are in states that lost seats, according to an analysis of Census data by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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• After the Great Recession: Foreign Born Gain Jobs; Native Born Lose Jobs

  Oct 29, 2010 - In the year following the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009, foreign-born workers gained 656,000 jobs while native-born workers lost 1.2 million, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Labor data by the Pew Hispanic Center. 

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• Illegal Immigration Backlash Worries, Divides Latinos

  Oct 28, 2010 - The national political backlash against illegal immigration has created new divisions among Latinos and heightened their concerns about discrimination against members of their ethnic group-including those who were born in the United States or who immigrated legally.

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• Latinos and the 2010 Elections: Strong Support for Democrats; Weak Voter Motivation

  Oct 05, 2010 - In a year when support for Democratic candidates has eroded, the party's standing among one key voting group—Latinos—appears as strong as ever.

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• Unauthorized Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children

  Aug 11, 2010 - An estimated 340,000 of the 4.3 million babies born in the United States in 2008 were the offspring of unauthorized immigrants, according to a new analysis of Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center.

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• The Latino Digital Divide: The Native Born Versus The Foreign Born

  Jul 28, 2010 - Technology use among foreign-born Latinos continues to lag significantly behind that of their U.S.-born counterparts. The nativity differences are especially pronounced when it comes to internet use. While 85% of native-born Latinos ages 16 and older go online, only about half (51%) of foreign-born Latinos do so. When it comes to cell phones, 80% of native-born Latinos use one, compared with 72% of the foreign born.

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• How Young Latinos Communicate with Friends in the Digital Age

  Jul 28, 2010 -  When it comes to socializing and communicating with friends, young Latinos (ages 16 to 25) make extensive use of mobile technology.

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• Latinos and the 2010 Census: The Foreign Born Are More Positive

  Apr 01, 2010 - A new Pew Research Center survey of Latinos finds that foreign-born Latinos are more positive and knowledgeable about the 2010 Census than are native-born Latinos. While majorities of both groups say that the census is good for the Hispanic community, the foreign born are significantly more likely to feel this way.

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• Statistical Profiles of the Hispanic and Foreign-Born Populations in the U.S.

  Mar 30, 2010 - The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, recently updated its statistical profiles of Hispanics and foreign-born people in the U.S. The profiles are derived from the Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey.

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• Census History: Counting Hispanics

  Mar 03, 2010 - Despite the long history of Hispanic residents in the United States, there was no systematic effort to count this group separately in the Census until the late 20th century. An analysis of changes in Census question wording over recent decades reveals the challenges in trying to count and describe this fast-growing population.

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• Latinos Online, 2006-2008

  Dec 22, 2009 - The Pew Research Center's Hispanic Project and Internet Project combined forces to write an in-depth look at Internet penetration across racial and ethnic categories in the United States.

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• Between Two Worlds: How Young Latinos Come of Age in America

  Dec 11, 2009 - Never before in this country's history has a minority ethnic group made up so large a share of the youngest Americans. The first in a series of reports on Millennials focuses on this group which will help shape 21st-century America.

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• Hispanics in the News: Events Drive the Narrative

  Dec 07, 2009 - Hispanics are already the largest minority group in the United States, 16% of the population,—and that percentage is expected to nearly double by the middle of this century. How is this growing population portrayed in the American news media? A new study produced jointly by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and the Pew Hispanic Center looks at coverage of Hispanics over six months of 2009.  

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• Hispanics, Health Insurance and Health Care Access

  Sep 25, 2009 - According to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center, six-in-ten Hispanic adults in the U.S. who are neither citizens nor legal permanent residents lack health insurance.

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• Recession Slows – but Does Not Reverse – Mexican Immigration

  Jul 22, 2009 - The flow of immigrants from Mexico to the United States has declined sharply since mid-decade, but there is no evidence of an increase during this period in the number of Mexican-born migrants returning home from the U.S., according to a new analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center of government data from both countries.

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• A Profile of Puerto Ricans

  Jul 13, 2009 - The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, has focused attention on the second-largest population of Hispanics living in the United States. The Pew Research Center provides a look at the demographics of this group.

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• Latino Children: A Majority Are U.S.-Born Offspring of Immigrants

  May 28, 2009 - A new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that Hispanics now make up 22% of all children under the age of 18 in the U.S.—up from 9% in 1980—and as their numbers have grown, their demographic profile has changed.

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• Is Sotomayor the Court's First Hispanic?

  May 28, 2009 - Is Judge Sonia Sotomayor the first Hispanic ever nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, or does that distinction belong to Justice Benjamin Cardozo, who served on the court from 1932-38 and whose family tree apparently had some roots in Portugal? The question of who's Hispanic—and who isn't—turns out to be pretty complicated.

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• A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States

  Apr 14, 2009 - Unauthorized immigrants living in the U.S.—now estimated to number 11.9 million—are more geographically dispersed but their recent rapid growth in the labor force has halted. A new demographic analysis of this group by the Pew Hispanic Center includes population and labor force estimates for each state.

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• Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System: Low Confidence, High Exposure

  Apr 07, 2009 - Latinos are interacting more than ever with police, courts and prisons, but their confidence in the system is closer to the low levels expressed by blacks than to the high levels expressed by whites.

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• The Rapid Growth and Changing Complexion of Suburban Public Schools

  Mar 31, 2009 - According to a Pew Hispanic Center analysis, public school enrollment in the suburbs has shot up by 3.4 million in the 15 years, with the primary driver being a near doubling of the Latino share of the student population.

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• A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime

  Feb 18, 2009 - In 2007, Latinos accounted for 40% of all sentenced federal offenders—more than triple their share of the total U.S. adult population.

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• Latinos Account for Half of U.S. Population Growth Since 2000

  Oct 23, 2008 - A new Pew Hispanic Center report analyzes changes in Latino growth and settlement patterns over the past three decades. The report includes a series of interactive maps and data bases that provide demographic information about the Latino population in each of the nation’s 50 states and 3,141 counties.

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• One-in-Five and Growing Fast: A Profile of Hispanic Public School Students

  Aug 26, 2008 - The Pew Hispanic Center reports that the number of Latino students in public schools nearly doubled from 1990 to 2006, accounting for 60% of the total growth in school enrollments. Projections now show there will be more school-age Hispanic children than school-age non-Hispanic white children by 2050.

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• Latino Labor Report 2008: Construction Reverses Job Growth

  Jun 04, 2008 - The Pew Hispanic Center reports that the latest economic slowdown has had a disproportionate impact on Latino workers. From an historic low in late 2006, the unemployment rate for Latinos rose sharply in 2007 and currently stands well above the rate for non-Latinos. Immigrant Hispanics, especially Mexican and recent arrivals, have been hurt the most by the slump in the construction industry.

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• Hispanic Women in the United States, 2007

  May 08, 2008 - Fact sheet describes the demographic, employment and income characteristics of Hispanic women in the United States. The findings reveal striking differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic women, and native-born and immigrant Hispanic women from different countries of origin.

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• U.S. Population Projections: 2005–2050

  Feb 11, 2008 - If current trends continue, immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their descendants will account for 82% of the population growth in the United States during this period, according to new projections from the Pew Research Center.  The nation’s racial and ethnic mix will change markedly by mid-century, the projections show, and the nation’s elderly population will more than double in size.

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• English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States

  Nov 29, 2007 - This report from the Pew Hispanic Center examines the dramatic increase in English-language ability from one generation of Hispanics to the next.

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• A Changing Racial and Ethnic Mix in U.S. Public Schools

  Aug 30, 2007 - A new analysis of public school enrollment data by the Pew Hispanic Center finds that in the dozen years from 1993–94 to 2005–06, white students became less isolated from minority students while, at the same time, black and Hispanic students became slightly more isolated from white students.

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• The Latino Electorate: An Analysis of the 2006 Election

  Jul 24, 2007 - Did Latinos register and vote at higher rates in the mid-term elections of 2006? This fact sheet is based on data from a supplement of the Current Population Survey (CPS) that is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau every November of an election year. It also includes voting and registration data for both whites and blacks.

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• Growing Share of Immigrants Choose Naturalization

  Mar 28, 2007 - Analysis finds the proportion of all legal foreign-born residents who have become naturalized U.S. citizens rose to 52% in 2005, the highest level in a quarter of a century and a 14 percentage point increase since 1990.

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• 32% of Latino Adults Who Speak Only Spanish Go Online

  Mar 14, 2007 - A report issued by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled “Latinos Online” which illustrates a gap between Hispanics and non-Hispanics in Internet use.

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• Who Are the Immigrants? A Statistical View of the Foreign-Born Population at Mid-Decade

  Oct 17, 2006 - A detailed look at the United States’ foreign-born population based on Pew Hispanic Center tabulations of the Census Bureau’s 2005 American Community Survey public use microdata file.

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• Its Heart Belongs to Data (Summer 2006 Trust Magazine article)

  Sep 01, 2006 - What’s most in the national interest in the immigration debate? Credible, unbiased information—and that’s the work of the Pew Hispanic Center.

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• Notes from the President: The Public Pulse (Summer 2006 Trust Magazine)

  Aug 31, 2006 - Introduction to the Summer 2006 issue of Trust magazine by Pew's President Rebecca Rimel.

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• Growth in the Foreign-Born Workforce and Employment of the Native Born

  Aug 10, 2006 - 2006 Pew Hispanic Center analysis of foreign-born and native-born work force.

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• 2006 National Survey of Latinos: The Immigration Debate

  Jul 13, 2006 - National survey of Latinos' attitudes surrounding the policy discussions on immigration in June 2006.

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• Size and Characteristics of the Unauthorized Migrant Population in the U.S.

  Mar 07, 2006 - Pew Hispanic Report on unauthorized migrant population, with estimates based on a March 2005 population survey.

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• Rise, Peak and Decline: Trends in U.S. Immigration 1992–2004

  Sep 27, 2005 - Detailed analysis of immigration statistics produced by the Pew Hispanic Center offers insights into the pace and content of migration.

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• The New Latino South: The Context and Consequences of Rapid Population Growth

  Jul 26, 2005 - Pew Hispanic Center report that examines the rapid growth of the Hispanic population in the South.

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• Unauthorized Migrants: Numbers and Characteristics

  Jun 15, 2005 - Most of the unauthorized population in the United States lives in families, a quarter has at least some college education and that illegal workers can be found in many sectors of the U.S. economy, according to this Pew Hispanic Center study.

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• Hispanics and the Social Security Debate

  Apr 01, 2005 - Report on Hispanic populations’ impact on Social Security and opinions about Social Security proposals.

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• Estimates of the Size and Characteristics of the Undocumented Population

  Mar 21, 2005 - Reports details estimates for size and characteristics of population of foreign-born persons living in the United States without documentation.

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• Changing Channels and Crisscrossing Cultures: A Survey of Latinos on the News Media

  Apr 19, 2004 - A report from the Pew Hispanic Center finds that many more Latinos get at least some of their news in both English and Spanish.

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