By Wayne Jebian CTLatinoNews.com State Rep. Matt Lesser (D-Middletown) with his fair skin, brown hair and blue eyes, does not “look Latino” in the stereotypical way and his last name is not Spanish. Last month, when Lesser asked to join the Black & Latino caucus, there was some quiet head scratching in some corners of [...]
Statistical portrait of Latinos shows a demographic on the rise but facing challenges that threaten progress
LatinaLista — In the days moving forward on immigration reform, the number ’11 million’ will figure prominently. It’s the number of estimated undocumented immigrants, majority of whom are Latino. Yet, the undocumented are only a small portion of the overall 51.9 million Latinos in the United States. To showcase a more complete picture of today’s [...]
U.S. Census shows their relevancy with new initiative featuring infographics, interactive elements and Pinterest account
LatinaLista — Ever since Congress made it known that they were willing to cut funds to the US Census, namely scrapping the American Community Survey, the US Census Bureau has been put on the defensive. In video presentations and releases, officials with the US Census Bureau have tried to show the public why the work [...]
U.S. Census analysis on 2008 presidential race reveals young Latino voters hold key to future elections
LatinaLista — The U.S. Census released their analysis — Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2008 and found out several distinct things about Latino voters. Among the findings are: 1. An extra 2 million Latino voters turned out for the 2008 election making it a 4 percent increase from previous elections. In fact, [...]
Defeat of DeMint provision on border wall fuels hope that Vitter Amendment will crumble
LatinaLista — There was a time when those of us, who are naive when it comes to the ways of Washington, believed that debate over undocumented immigrants would be limited to the Immigration Reform bill. How wrong we were. In almost every major policy bill up for review and passage, congressmen have forcefully inserted undocumented [...]
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The following statistics are courtesy of the US Census. This is only a partial list. The full list can be found at the U.S. Census web site. 155.1 million Number of people 16 and older in the nation’s labor force in May 2009. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employee Benefits 83% Percentage of full-time workers [...]
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