Racial & Ethnic Groups

short readsJan 14, 2008

Immigrants Work Harder than Whites for Low-Pay

That’s the percentage of adults in this country who agree that immigrants work harder than whites at low-paying jobs, compared with just 26% who disagree.
short readsDec 28, 2007

Hispanic Partisan Split

Some 57% of Hispanic registered voters now say they are Democrats or lean Democratic while just 23% align with the Republican Party — a 34-percentage-point gap in partisan affiliation.
reportNov 29, 2007

English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States

Nearly all Hispanic adults born in the United States of immigrant parents report they are fluent in English. By contrast, only a small minority of their parents describe themselves as skilled English speakers.
reportNov 13, 2007

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class

African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race.
reportOct 25, 2007

Between Here and There: How Attached Are Latino Immigrants to Their Native Country?

Most Latino immigrants maintain some kind of connection to their native country by sending remittances, traveling back or telephoning relatives, but the extent to which they engage in these transnational activities varies considerably.
reportAug 30, 2007

The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of U.S. Public Schools

The 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June to strike down school desegregation plans in Seattle and Louisville has focused public attention on the degree of racial and ethnic integration in the nation’s 93,845 public schools.
reportAug 30, 2007

Black Enthusiasm for Clinton and Obama Leaves Little Room for Edwards

The popularity of the two top contenders among key segments of the Democratic electorate may help explain why Edwards’s populist platform has not drawn wider support so far.
reportAug 21, 2007

1995-2005: Foreign-Born Latinos Make Progress on Wages

Foreign-born Latinos, especially the newly arrived, were much less likely to be low-wage earners in 2005 than in 1995.
fact sheetJul 24, 2007

The Latino Electorate: An Analysis of the 2006 Election

Latinos made up a slightly larger share of the total voter turnout in the mid-term election of 2006 than they had in the mid-term election of 2002.
reportJul 24, 2007

The Latino Electorate: A Widening Gap between Voters and the Larger Hispanic Population in the U.S.

Latinos made up a slightly larger share of the total voter turnout in the 2006 election than in 2002; but, a new Pew Hispanic analysis finds, the Latino vote continued to lag well behind growth of the Latino population primarily because a high percentage of the new Hispanics in the U.S. are either too young to vote or are not citizens.

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Racial & Ethnic Groups

Immigrants Work Harder than Whites for Low-Pay

Hispanic Partisan Split

English Usage Among Hispanics in the United States

Between Here and There: How Attached Are Latino Immigrants to Their Native Country?

The Changing Racial and Ethnic Composition of U.S. Public Schools

Black Enthusiasm for Clinton and Obama Leaves Little Room for Edwards

1995-2005: Foreign-Born Latinos Make Progress on Wages

The Latino Electorate: An Analysis of the 2006 Election

The Latino Electorate: A Widening Gap between Voters and the Larger Hispanic Population in the U.S.