The influx of undocumented indivduals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has slowed over the last decade, along with a drop in births. Both can be attributed to a sluggish economy that prompted Latinos to move into rural, non-metropolitan areas with small Hispanic populations.
Nielson released a report this week that examined in-depth the growing Latino population in the United States and emphasized the extent of this population's increasing influence on the country.
The latest numbers have confirmed that the Latino population now outnumber the white population in the state of California. Many demographers predicted the shift occurring some time in 2014, and it did, although it couldn't be officially confirmed until the new population figures were reported by the Census Bureau in the summer.
The regional and state unemployment rate in the U.S. saw little change during June, but for 22 states and Washington D.C., the unemployment rate declined. Meanwhile, 14 states saw their unemployment rate increase.
Hispanic nativity has shifted, according to a new Pew Hispanic report detailing the recent decline in the percentage of the U.S. Latino population that is foreign-born. At the same time, the birthrates of U.S. Latinos are on the rise, overturning the longtime trend of Latino immigrants driving population growth.
According to a new report by Pew Research Center, immigration is not the biggest contributor to the United States' growing Latino population anymore. Instead, Latino births in America itself are the biggest driving force.
Protestors in San Francisco blocked Google's busses again this week, while also making it personal - again. Rallying against evictions and the gentrification of historically Latino and Black neighborhoods, some of the same protestors also singled out another Google employee at his home.
The U.S. Hispanic population is spreading throughout the country but is still mainly centered in California, Texas, and Florida, according to a study by The Pew Research Center's Hispanic Trends Project.
