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Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010

February 1, 2011
Unauthorized Immigrant Population: National and State Trends, 2010

by Jeffrey S. Passel, Senior Demographer, Pew Hispanic Center, and D’Vera Cohn, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center As of March 2010, 11.2 million unauthorized immigrants were living in the United States, virtually unchanged from a year earlier, according to new estimates from the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. This...

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The Latino Vote

November 18, 2010

When comparing the Press Releases the Pew Hispanic sent out on October 5, 2010 and on November 3, 2010, one cannot but wonder. What is exactly the Latino vote? And do people really understand this Latino vote? The Pew announced prior to the Congressional Elections that their research indicated that “65% of Latino registered...

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Do you know about people from Ecuador?

June 21, 2010
Do you know about people from Ecuador?

A total of 591,000 Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin resided in the United States in 2008, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Ecuadorians in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Ecuadorian origin; this means either they themselves are Ecuadorian immigrants or they trace their family ancestry to Ecuador. Ecuadorians are the ninth-largest population...

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Who are the Peruvians?

June 18, 2010
Who are the Peruvians?

A total of 519,000 Hispanics of Peruvian origin resided in the United States in 2008, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Peruvians in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Peruvian origin; this means either they themselves are Peruvian immigrants or they trace their family ancestry to Peru. Peruvians are the tenth-largest population...

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What do you know of Hondurans?

June 14, 2010
What do you know of Hondurans?

A total of 608,000 Hispanics of Honduran origin resided in the United States in 2008, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. Hondurans in this statistical profile are people who self-identified as Hispanics of Honduran origin; this means either they themselves are Honduran immigrants or they trace their family ancestry to Honduras. Hondurans are the eighth-largest population...

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Smartphone user experience: A Latina’s Perspective

Smartphone user experience: A Latina’s Perspective As most of you know, a few weeks ago and thanks to a recommendation from my dear friend...

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