A new Pew Hispanic Center report says that Latinos made up half of the nation’s growth since 2000. By 2007, they accounted for 15 percent of the population.
USA Today takes a look at immigration in Arizona, where the issue is very much on the political radar.
The collapse of the housing industry has led [...]
Tags: · Arizona, California, Columbia Florida, day laborers, illegal immigrants, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Latinos, Mario Diaz-Balart, Pew Hispanic Center
The economic crisis and recent spate of immigration raids have dampened Latino voters’ morale, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center study.
Half of the 2,000 Latinos surveyed said that their situation was worse today than a year ago. Sixty-three percent of Latinos who had immigrated to the U.S. felt that way. In 2007, a [...]
Tags: · Columbia, Immigration, immigration raids, Latino vote, Latinos, McCain, obama, Pew Hispanic Center
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