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January 26, 2012
New Pew Hispanic Report/Survey: Hispanics Say They Have the Worst of a Bad Economy
from pewhispanic.org :: Tagged economy, Pew Hispanic, report, survey
A report from Portland State University delivers grim news about Latinos living in Multnomah County, Oregon: They are poorer, their jobless rate is higher, and the teen birth rate is six times that for whites.
from oregonlive.com :: Tagged birth rate, Oregon, Portland, poverty, report, unemployment
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the Economy – PDF report from US Chamber of Commerce and IPC
from immigrationpolicy.org :: Tagged chamber, economy, entrepreneur, report
MISPLACED PRIORITIES: The Failure of Secure Communities in Los Angeles County – PDF Report released today from UC Irvine
from lawprofessors.typepad.com :: Tagged California, immigrant rights, Los Angeles, report, Secure Communities
January 10, 2012
uscnews.usc.edu: Racial Identity Is Changing Among Latinos – A recent study explores why many people with Latin American ancestry do not choose a Hispanic ethnic identification on U.S. Census surveys.
from uscnews.usc.edu :: Tagged Census, study, survey
December 28, 2011
physorg: Racial identity is changing among Latinos – A recent study conducted by Amon Emeka and Jody Agius Vallejo, assistant professors of sociology in USC Dornsife, explores why many people with Latin American ancestry do not choose a Latino ethnic identification on U.S. Census surveys.
from physorg.com :: Tagged Census, racial, racial issues, study, survey
December 22, 2011
huffingtonpost: Gary Orfield – Southern California’s Broken Economic Ladder – based on the LASANTI Project report issued by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles
from huffingtonpost.com :: Tagged report, UCLA
December 15, 2011
chicagotribune: A new study of the Chicago area’s Latino workers shows that they are trapped in low-paying, low-skill industries and could pass this “blue-collar ceiling” to future generations unless educational gaps are addressed.
from chicagotribune.com :: Tagged Chicago, Illinois, study
October 31, 2011
Study Finds Hispanic Students Underrepresented In AP Classes – Only 20% of Hispanic students are categorized as college-ready in reading and mathematics, compared to more than 50% of white students, according to a researcher from Sam Houston State University’s Center for Research in Educational Leadership.
from distance.shsu.edu :: Tagged student, study
October 26, 2011
October 24, 2011
The Economic Impact of Immigrant-Related Local Ordinances – White Paper finds that restrictive ordinances have a negative impact on the number of employees in a city when compared to cities that instead chose to enact non-restrictive ordinances.
from americas-society.org :: Tagged migrant, study
October 20, 2011
What About the Children? Growing Up in the Shadows: The Developmental Implications of Unauthorized Status – from the fall 2011 issue of the Harvard Education Review
from lawprofessors.typepad.com :: Tagged children
October 19, 2011
A UC Irvine study has found that undocumented immigrants in Orange County use fewer medical services than citizens or legal residents – biggest reason appears to be lack of health insurance
from ocregister.com :: Tagged California, orange county, study, undocumented
Secure Communities has led disproportionately to the removal of Latino immigrants and to arrests by immigration authorities of hundreds of United States citizens, according to a report by two law schools using new, in-depth official data on deportation cases.
from nytimes.com :: Tagged deportation, migrant, report, Secure Communities
October 12, 2011
Doctors have trouble communicating with Latino patients, UCLA study finds
from dailynews.com :: Tagged study, UCLA
October 4, 2011
Latinos remain the most underrepresented group in the federal workforce, based on a new report by the Office of Personnel Management.
from federalnewsradio.com :: Tagged diversity, government, report
September 30, 2011
New College Board Report: Latino College Completion Rate at Only 19.2%, National at 41.1%
:: Tagged graduation rate
September 22, 2011
September 20, 2011
Latinos were less likely than whites to get screened for colon cancer in a new study from California — and much less likely when both groups had a family history of the disease
from reuters.com :: Tagged cancer, study
September 12, 2011
Study Shows White Kids Are Getting More Scholarships Than Everyone Else
from laist.com :: Tagged racial issues, scholarship, study
September 8, 2011
Fox News reports: “Illegal Workers Used Tax Credit to Pocket $4.2 Billion, Audit Shows” from Additional Child Tax Credit but makes no mention if this credit goes to support US citizen children who happen to have parents that are undocumented
from foxnews.com :: Tagged children, government, report
Gov’t Report: 17 million US households suffering from ‘food insecurity’ – national average 14.5% vs Hispanic households 26.2%
from bangordailynews.com :: Tagged government, poverty
August 31, 2011
BILINGUAL LANGUAGE LEARNING STUDY: BENEFITS TO EXPOSING CHILDREN TO MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE IN THEIR FIRST YEAR OF LIFE
:: Tagged bilingual, children, study
August 19, 2011
Marisa Treviño: University research underscores why media’s increasing sexualization of women should alarm Latinas
from latinalista.net :: Tagged latina, Marisa Treviño
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