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    Section 5: Political Values, Traits and Emotions

    For the most part, the Democratic electorate is politically and socially liberal, but there are divisions within the party, especially along racial, class, and generational lines. Looking at divisions just among white Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, the older and less educated are significantly more conservative on key political values. A quarter of white Democrats believe […]

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    An Even More Partisan Agenda for 2008

    Summary of Findings With the economy slowing and the stock market reeling, there is greater agreement among Republicans and Democrats that strengthening the nation’s economy should be a top priority for the president and Congress in the coming year. By contrast, partisan differences over the importance of other domestic issues — such as dealing with […]

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    V. Views About Immigrants

    The survey probes Hispanic attitudes towards immigrants through three questions. One asks about the impact of illegal immigrants on the economy, and another about the impact of illegal immigrants on Hispanics in general. A third asks respondents whether they believe the number of immigrants living in the United States is too high, too low or […]

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    Immigration Retreats To The Shadows

    On June 28, after roughly six weeks of intense debate, the immigration reform bill backed by the President and mostly Democratic Senators died an ignominious death on Capitol Hill. The next night on his CNN show, Lou Dobbs, one of the bill’s fiercest opponents, read congratulatory emails from viewers crediting him for defeating an “amnesty […]

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    Presidential Race Remains Top Story

    The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism did not publish a full Weekly News Index report for December 23-28, 2007. PEJ is, however, making the data available.

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    With Feds Stuck, States Tackle Immigration

    State lawmakers have taken widely divergent approaches to dealing with an influx of immigrants; some are rolling out welcome mats while others are slamming shut their doors.

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    II. By the Numbers: Trends in Enforcement

    This section offers a summary of recent enforcement activities at the federal and state level aimed at combating illegal immigration. It is based on government data rather than on the findings of the 2007 National Survey of Latinos. Deportations The Department of Homeland Security uses the term “removal” rather than “deportation” to describe the actions […]

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    IV. Perceptions of Discrimination

    A majority of respondents to this survey see discrimination against Latinos as a big problem that is keeping Hispanics from succeeding in this country, and about four-in-ten report that they or someone close to them has been a target of discrimination in the past five years. However, most say that these personal experiences with discrimination […]