The 2010 Congressional Reapportionment and Latinos
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.
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II. Views of Immigrants
Immigrants: A Burden or a Source of Strength? Nearly eight-in-ten Hispanics (78%) say immigrants to the United States strengthen the country because of their hard work and talents, while 13% believe these new arrivals are a burden because they take jobs, housing and health care. The perception that immigrants benefit the country is widely shared […]
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Latinos and Digital Technology, 2010
Latinos are less likely than whites to access the internet, have a home broadband connection or own a cell phone, according to survey findings from the Pew Hispanic Center.
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IV. Views of Immigration Policy
A large majority of Latinos support providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, but most also say that illegal immigrants need to pay fines. Latinos continue to be in broad agreement about many other enforcement measures. Support for a Path to Citizenship An estimated 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants—80% of whom are of Hispanic origin—reside […]
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Hispanics Split on Impact of Unauthorized Immigration
Hispanics are divided about the impact of illegal immigration on Hispanics already living in the U.S.
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Obama’s Job Ratings, Personal Image Unchanged by Recent Washington Events
Neither the trouncing of the Democratic Party in the midterm elections nor the surprising legislative accomplishments of the “lame duck” Congress has had a measurable effect on opinions of Barack Obama.
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V. Politics, the Immigration Policy Debate and Civic Participation
Even though the national debate about immigration policy has been highly contentious for several years, Latinos do not rank it as one of the top issues they think about in the context of next week’s congressional elections. Nonetheless, a majority of Latinos say that in the past year they have discussed the immigration policy debate […]
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Illegal Immigration Backlash Worries, Divides Latinos
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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After the Great Recession: Foreign Born Gain Jobs; Native Born Lose Jobs
In the year following the end of the Great Recession in June 2009, foreign-born workers gained 656,000 jobs while native-born workers lost 1.2 million. As a result, the unemployment rate fell for immigrants while it rose for the native born.
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III. The Working-Age Population and the Labor Force: Are Immigrants Returning?
Recent changes in the working-age population and labor force highlight the sensitivity of immigration to the business cycle. The first signs of weakness in the construction sector appeared in 2006, a year before the official start of the Great Recession. As the downturn deepened, the annual flow of immigrants to the U.S. decreased. A September […]