Most Latinos say U.S. immigration system needs big changes
Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
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Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
Hispanics are more likely than the general U.S. public to believe in the American dream – that hard work will pay off and that each generation is better off than the one prior.
The share of Latino parents who ensure the Spanish language lives on with their children declines as their immigrant connections become more distant.
A group of 26 states filed a lawsuit in December to stop his executive actions on immigration, arguing that he didn’t have the authority to make the changes.
Hispanic immigrants are more than twice as likely to not have health insurance as Hispanics born in the U.S., according figures recently released by the Census Bureau.
5 facts about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program which President Obama signed two years ago.
New data shows that thousands of unaccompanied Mexican children caught at the border have crossed into the U.S. multiple times.
The slowdown in growth of the Hispanic foreign-born population coincides with a decline in Mexican migration to the U.S.
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