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    VI. The Characteristics of Hispanics in the Fast-Growing Hispanic Counties

    This last section of the report focuses on the characteristics of Hispanics in the fast-growing Hispanic counties. On the basis of the 2007 demographic profile, Hispanic populations in the fast-growing counties are markedly different than Hispanics in the established, slow-growing counties in some key ways but also resemble the wider Hispanic population in many others […]

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    Every Now and Again–A Study on News Coverage of Immigration

    How do the news media cover the issue of immigration? A new PEJ study, produced in collaboration with the Brookings Institution and The University of Southern California Norman Lear Center, reveals the uneven, and episodic nature of the media’s approach, based on a close look at the year 2007.

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    Immigration Bill Coverage — May 17 to June 28, 2007

    On June 24, the Associate Press ran an article titled “Talk Shows’ Sway on Immigration Rises,” arguing how national talk show hosts have spent months denouncing the bill as providing amnesty for illegal immigrants. The New York Times and the Washington Post ran similar articles highlighting how talk radio personalities “put the issue on the […]

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    Religion and Politics ’08: Duncan Hunter

    Background Hometown Alpine, Calif. Age 61 Religion Southern Baptist Education Western State University, B.S.L. & J.D., 1976 Candidate Website www.gohunter08.com Candidacy Status Formally declared candidacy Jan. 25, 2007 Formally withdrew candidacy Jan. 19, 2008 Political Experience U.S. Representative from California, 1981-present Chair, House Armed Services Committee, 2003-2007 Professional Experience Attorney, private practice, 1976-1980 U.S. Army, […]

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    Conclusions

    The story of immigration in the news in 2007 was mostly a political one. The immigration agenda in the news was narrow. More than half of the stories of the news space studied pertained to legislation, most of it a particular bill in the Senate. The fuller picture of immigration issues with all its complexity […]

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    V. Politics and Immigration Policy

    Hispanics are an important voting group in the forthcoming election, and their widespread pessimism about the situation of Latinos as well as their strong opposition to federal enforcement policies could well have consequences in the political arena. This section of the report includes the opinions of all Hispanics, both native born and foreign born, and […]

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    III. Latinos and Immigration Enforcement

    Latinos, both native born and foreign born, disapprove of all five immigration enforcement measures asked about in the survey—and generally do so by lopsided margins. More than four-in-five Hispanics (81%) say that immigration enforcement should be left mainly to the federal authorities rather than the local police; 76% disapprove of workplace raids; 73% disapprove of […]

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    Religion and Politics ’08: Mike Gravel

    Background Hometown Springfield, Mass. Age 79 Religion Unitarian Universalist Education Columbia University, B.S., 1956 Candidate Website www.gravel2008.us Candidacy Status Formally announced candidacy on April 17, 2006 On March 26, 2008, Gravel announced his intention to join the Libertarian party and seek the Libertarian presidential nomination Political Experience U. S. Senator from Alaska, 1969-1981 Speaker of […]