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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.

Estimated 5.5 million children with unauthorized immigrant parents – 75% of whom are U.S.-born citizens

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.

February 3, 2010

18% of online Hispanic adults use Twitter or other status update service

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

January 29, 2010

Fifteen NFL teams have Spanish-language content on their websites and 14 broadcast their games on Spanish-language radio

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.

January 25, 2010

Fewer Mexican Americans were admitted to law schools in 2008 than in 1993

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

January 19, 2010

Just 4 farmers of Latino heritage are registered in all of Michigan with the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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.

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

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

January 12, 2010

More People Have Died In Drug-Related Violence In Mexico Since 2007 Than Americans In The Iraq War

January 11, 2010

The New York Times included a chimpanzee among the 23 important “people” who died during the year, but not one Latino.

January 7, 2010

About one of every five Salvadorans resides in the United States.

January 5, 2010

U.S. Repatriated 359,455 Mexicans in 2009

Remittances to Mexico Fell 14% in November 2009

Indigenous migrants make up about 17% of the US farm workers & may represent up to 30% of California’s farm workers

January 4, 2010

At Least 708 Women Killed in 2009 in Guatemala

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

Federal Hate Crime Cases at Highest Level Since 2001

December 30, 2009

In 2006, 63% of Hispanics with home internet access had a broadband connection; in 2008 this number was 76%.

Internet use among Latinos residing in households with annual income less than $30,000 increased 17 percentage points from 2006 to 2008

Almost half the Latinos living in Connecticut are under 25 years old