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    Welfare Reform

    The Pew Forum has assembled a variety of resources on welfare reform, including reports, event transcripts and polling data. Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources | Advocacy Groups | Other Resources Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources Event Transcript: “With Ben Franklin’s Blessings: A Primer on “Faith-Based Initiatives” At a 2005 conference sponsored […]

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    Latino Labor Report, 2004

    Hispanic workers enjoyed significant gains in employment in 2004. But the concentration of Latinos in relatively low-skill occupations contributed to reduced earnings for them for the second year in a row.

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    Did the President Score on Social Security?

    President Bush’s proposals on Social Security resonate with the public opinion in some respects but are off key in others. The public is squarely with the president on the urgency of the issue. Pew Research Center polling in February found nearly three-quarters of Americans wanting action on fixing Social Security, either right away or in […]

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    Lots of Americans do research for their jobs online

    Justice Kennedy, and other Justices who may do research online for Court opinions, are joined by about 27 million other adult Americans who use the internet to conduct research connected to their jobs.

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    Hispanics and the Social Security Debate

    Latinos have distinct demographic and economic characteristics that give them a unique stake in the debate over the future of Social Security.

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    Survey of Mexican Migrants, Part Two

    The survey findings reveal whether the migrants would vote if they could and which segments of the migrant population are likely to meet key eligibility requirements.

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    Search Queries About Social Security

    A recent PIP report found that on any given day 38 million Americans consult a search engine. So it stands to reason that, as the national debate about Social Security continues, internet users may turn to search engines for links to sites that m…

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    Bush Failing in Social Security Push

    Summary of Findings President George W. Bush is losing ground with the public in his efforts to build support for private retirement accounts in Social Security. Despite Bush’s intensive campaign to promote the idea, the percentage of Americans who say they favor private accounts has tumbled to 46% in Pew’s latest nationwide survey, down from […]

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    Survey of Mexican Migrants, Part One

    Most Mexican migrants want to remain in this country indefinitely but would participate in a temporary worker program that granted them legal status for a time and eventually required them to return to Mexico.