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Latinos Showing Biggest Uptick as Pew Research Study Finds Digital Divide Narrowing

A new Pew Hispanic study finds Internet access for Latino Americans has increased by 20 percent over a six-year period ending in 2015.

Young Hispanics Sparking Rise in English Proficiency Among Latinos, Says Pew Research Study

A Pew Research study finds a steady of influx of young Hispanics being born in the U.S. sparked a surge in English proficiency among Latinos over the last decade plus.

Pew Research Study Finds Latinos Most Difficult Group to Poll

With an average of 66,000 additional Latinos becoming eligible to vote each month, the task of accurately polling the fastest growing population in the country has become even more of a challenge.

Smartphones Outpace Computers with Millennials, Latinos Lose Mobile Trendsetter Status: Pew

This year's Pew technology device ownership survey marks a distinctive point in the market, with smartphones overtaking computers in popularity with millennials. It also marks a major shift in Latinos' long-held rank as top trendsetters in the mobile space.

Immigration Reform News: Pew Poll Reveals That Over Half of GOP Voters Consider Immigrants as 'Burden’ in America

Despite the innumerable contributions that immigrants have made in the U.S., a new Pew Research Center poll reveals that the majority of Republican voters view immigrants as a "burden" on the U.S. economy.

Foreign-Born Latinos Less Likely to Visit Libraries, but Those Who Use the Library Value the Experience More Than Others

Nationwide, there are more than 17,000 public libraries and bookmobiles servicing 96 percent of the population, but foreign-born Latinos are least likely to utilize library services. That said, the foreign-born Latinos who visit the library greatly benefit from it, according to a new study.

Immigration Reform Today: New Study Says US Border Mexican Arrests Fall to Lowest Levels Ever

According to a new study, fewer immigrants from Mexicans are coming in from the U.S.-Mexico border based on the arrests made in 2014 by Border Patrol agents.

The Minority Tipping Point and 'Race-Bridging': Racial Categories Make a Clear Demographic Picture Difficult

Has the population scale of the United States reached the minority tipping point? The National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau differ in their assessments, so the nation remains unsure whether the birth rate of minorities has finally surpassed the bith rate of whites in America.

Bowe Bergdahl, Taliban Prisoner Exchange 'Wrong' Move, Say 55 Percent of Veterans in New Pew Research Poll

The Taliban prisoner exchange for captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was the "wrong" move according to U.S. veterans. A poll conducted by Pew Research Center and USA Today revealed households with a military veteran have a negative view of Bergdahl and the handling of the prisoner exchange.

Latino & Interracial Relationships: Is There Still a Stigma?

Non-Hispanic and Hispanic interracial opposite-sex married couples are the most prominent of all interracial coupling, making up about 45% of such partnerships. Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry; Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault; and Derek Luke and Sophia Adella anre varying examples of Hispanics and Non-Hispanics in interracial relationships. While the trend of interracial couples is at an all-time high, there is still as a question as to whether they have become more acceptable, or if there is still a stigma associated with dating/marrying of someone outside of la raza.

Are There No National Latino Leaders?

Once upon a time there was Mexican-American man by the name of César Chávez, a farm worker who became a civil rights leader and founded the United Farm Workers Union...and there was an inspirational woman named Dolores Huerta, also Mexican-American, who helped him do it. Then, there was a Colombian-American man by the name of Harry Pachon, who drew national attention to Latino issues, such as bilingual education, political engagement and immigration. To follow, there were a number of men and women who helped to mobilize change and enable success for Latinos in America. The End?
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