Jens Manuel Krogstad is a senior writer and editor at Pew Research Center. He studies the political engagement of Latinos in the U.S., Latino public opinion, trends in Hispanic demographics and global migration. He is an author of reports about Latinos and the 2016 elections, Latino views of the economy and language use among U.S. Hispanics. He is also a regular contributor to the Center’s Fact Tank blog, authoring posts on U.S. border apprehensions and deportations, refugees in the U.S. and Europe, and Cuban and Puerto Rican migration. Prior to joining Pew Research Center, Krogstad spent nine years as a newspaper reporter, most recently at The Des Moines Register and USA Today. He earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Minnesota. Krogstad regularly talks with the media about the Center’s findings in both English and Spanish.
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 59.9 million in 2018, up from 47.8 in 2008. A record 32 million Latinos are projected to be eligible to vote in 2020.
