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    II. Introduction

    In December 2005 the U.S. House of Representatives passed an immigration bill that aimed to toughen border enforcement and make illegal immigrants liable to criminal prosecution. From mid-March to May 1, immigrant rights advocates, churches, unions and others groups organized marches in dozens of cities to protest the House bill and to seek legal status […]

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    Appendix: Methodology

    The Pew Hispanic Center conducted a public opinion survey among people of Latino background or descent that was designed to ask questions specific to the topic of immigration. To fully represent the opinions of Latino people living in the United States, International Communications Research (ICR), an independent research firm headquartered in Media, Pa., conducted interviews […]

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    Appendix 2: Background on Absentee Voting in Latin America

    Mexico’s attempt to enfranchise expatriates is not unique in Latin America. Extending the vote to citizens abroad has been around for years in some countries. Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, are among the Latin American countries that currently allow citizens abroad to vote. Ecuador, like Mexico, will allow citizens to vote for the […]

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    IV. Most Early Childhood Arrivals are in School

    Foreign-born youths, particularly recent arrivals, are more likely to be high school dropouts than youths born in the United States. Almost all youths residing in the United States, whether native-born or foreign-born, are in school until age 15. Probably because of compulsory schooling laws, dropout rates are minimal until age 15 (Figure 1). At age […]

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    III. Immigration and Citizenship

    Whether a person was born in the United States or abroad is a key demographic characteristic. Foreignborn Latinos more often say they are “some other race” (46 percent) than the native born (40 percent). Cuban-born immigrants are the exception. And, for reasons including intermarriage, whiteness is associated with distance from the immigrant experience (Edmonston et […]

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    Health Care Experiences

    This survey brief examines Latinos’ experiences with health care in the United States. Topics discussed include coverage, accessing health care services, and communicating with health care providers.

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    Assimilation and Language

    This survey brief explores the concept of assimilation and the role of language in explaining this process.