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    References

    Acemoglu, Daron, and David Autor. 2012. “What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz’s The Race between Education and Technology,” Journal of Economic Literature, June, vol. L, no. 2, pp. 426-463. Aud, Susan, William Hussar, Grace Kena, Frank Johnson, and Erin Roth. 2012. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences. […]

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    The Catholic “Swing” Vote

    Catholics are often identified as a major “swing” voting group in American politics. A new analysis shows that the only group of Catholics that has been divided in recent elections is white Catholics who identify as political moderates.

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    II. Recent Trends in Naturalization, 2000-2011

    According to Pew Hispanic Center estimates, the share of all legal foreign-born residents who have become naturalized U.S. citizens rose to 56% in 2011, the highest level in three decades and an 18 percentage point increase since 1990. U.S. citizenship confers a number of benefits on recipients. In addition to the right to vote, naturalized […]

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    Additional Analysis

    Social Media and Political Engagement Engagement through social networking sites and Twitter has become a marked feature of political and civic life for a significant portion of Americans. Previous work by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life has documented the key role that the internet and social media play in people’s participation in […]

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    V. Top Issues in this Year’s Presidential Campaign

    The survey finds that education, jobs and the economy, and health care are the top issues for Latinos in this year’s presidential campaign. A majority (55%) of Latino registered voters say the issue of education is “extremely important” to them personally. This is followed closely by jobs and the economy (54%) and health care (50%). […]

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    II. Latinos and the 2012 Presidential Election

    The Presidential Campaign and Views of the Political Parties President Barack Obama holds a 3-to-1 lead over Mitt Romney among Latino registered voters. According to the new Pew Hispanic survey, 69% of Latino registered voters say they would vote for Obama if the election were held today, while 21% say they would support Romney. This […]

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    Journalist Alan Murray Named President of Pew Research Center

    Veteran journalist Alan Murray, currently deputy managing editor and executive editor, online, for The Wall Street Journal, has been named President of the Pew Research Center, succeeding public opinion expert Andrew Kohut.

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    Importance of the Latino Vote in 2012

    Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director, Pew Hispanic Center, discusses the importance of the Latino Vote in the 2012 presidential election.

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    Census Bureau Considers Changing Its Race/Hispanic Questions

    The race and Hispanic origin categories on the 2010 Census form (and many other government forms) do not always match people’s self-identification, and this is especially true for Hispanics. The Census Bureau will present results of research on alternative questionnaire designs and wording that attempts to address the issue.

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    Revising the Past, Using 2010 Census Data

    Every decade, new information from the decennial census is used to update a wide range of government demographic estimates and survey benchmarks. In some cases, that results in revisions to previously published data, which researchers need to note.

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