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February 11, 2010
By one estimate, in the last 10 years, over 100,000 immigrant parents of U.S. citizen children have been deported from the United States.
from latinalista.net :: Tagged children, parents
Estimated 5.5 million children with unauthorized immigrant parents – 75% of whom are U.S.-born citizens
from latinalista.net :: Tagged children
February 5, 2010
The Hispanic population in Texas’ rural areas is predicted to double from 777,000 to 1.6 million and triple in urban areas from 5.9 million to 17.2 million by 2040, according to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
from lubbockonline.com :: Tagged demographics, population, Texas
February 3, 2010
18% of online Hispanic adults use Twitter or other status update service
from pewinternet.org :: Tagged statistic, Twitter
February 2, 2010
Removals of illegal immigrants have increased under the Obama administration. In fiscal 2009, they grew to 387,790 from 291,060 in 2007 under the Bush administration
from latimes.com :: Tagged deportation, government
January 29, 2010
Fifteen NFL teams have Spanish-language content on their websites and 14 broadcast their games on Spanish-language radio
from latimes.com :: Tagged football, nfl, radio, statistic
NFL telecasts averaged 1.1 million Latino viewers during the 2009 regular season, the best numbers since 2003. That accounted for 6.7% of the overall audience.
from latimes.com :: Tagged nfl, statistic, television
January 25, 2010
Fewer Mexican Americans were admitted to law schools in 2008 than in 1993
from nytimes.com :: Tagged attorney, Mexican-American
January 22, 2010
Over 791,000 arrests were made by the border patrol in 2008, at a cost of just over $3,000 for each arrest
from economist.com :: Tagged border, border patrol, government
January 19, 2010
Just 4 farmers of Latino heritage are registered in all of Michigan with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
from hollandsentinel.com :: Tagged agriculture, Michigan
January 18, 2010
On average, Texas Latinos earn about $11.50 per hour, compared to $17.90 for non-Hispanic whites. Outside of Texas, Latinos earn $12.42, while their Anglo counterparts earn about $17.55.
from texastribune.org :: Tagged racial issues
January 14, 2010
Operation Wetback was a 1954 operation by the INS to remove about 1 million illegal immigrants from the southwestern United States, focusing on Mexican nationals
from en.wikipedia.org :: Tagged deportation, Mexico, Operation Wetback
Of the 1000 registered Latino voters surveyed, 84% consider it “important, very important or extremely important” that immigration reform is passed before the 2010 midterm elections
from americasvoiceonline.org :: Tagged immigration reform, statistic
January 12, 2010
More People Have Died In Drug-Related Violence In Mexico Since 2007 Than Americans In The Iraq War
from notas.guanabee.com :: Tagged Mexico
January 11, 2010
The New York Times included a chimpanzee among the 23 important “people” who died during the year, but not one Latino.
from gosanangelo.com :: Tagged R.I.P.
January 7, 2010
About one of every five Salvadorans resides in the United States.
from migrationinformation.org :: Tagged El Salvadoran
January 5, 2010
U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans in 2009
from laht.com :: Tagged deportation
Indigenous migrants make up about 17% of the US farm workers & may represent up to 30% of California’s farm workers
from wafb.com :: Tagged agriculture, California, farm worker, indigenous, statistic
January 4, 2010
At Least 708 Women Killed in 2009 in Guatemala
from laht.com :: Tagged crime, Guatemala, latina, R.I.P.
At border crossings and airports alone, American customs officers seized $57.9 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up 74% from the previous year
from nytimes.com :: Tagged border, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), statistic
Federal Hate Crime Cases at Highest Level Since 2001
from nytimes.com :: Tagged hate crime
December 30, 2009
In 2006, 63% of Hispanics with home internet access had a broadband connection; in 2008 this number was 76%.
from pewresearch.org :: Tagged statistic
Internet use among Latinos residing in households with annual income less than $30,000 increased 17 percentage points from 2006 to 2008
from pewresearch.org :: Tagged demographics, Pew Hispanic, statistic
Almost half the Latinos living in Connecticut are under 25 years old
from nbcconnecticut.com :: Tagged Connecticut, demographics, statistic
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