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*September 18, 2008
For Immediate Release
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*Hispanics See Their Situation in U.S. Deteriorating; Oppose Key
Immigration Enforcement Measures.
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WASHINGTON - Half (50%) of all Latinos say that the situation of Latinos in
this country is worse now than it was a year ago, according to a new
nationwide survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults conducted by the Pew Hispanic
Center.
These increasingly downbeat assessments come at a time when the Hispanic
community in this country has been hit hard by rising unemployment and
stepped-up immigration enforcement.
In the survey, nearly one-in-ten Hispanic adults report that in the past
year the police or other authorities have stopped them and asked them about
their immigration status. Latinos say they are experiencing other
difficulties because of their ethnicity. One-in-seven (15%) say that they
have had trouble in the past year finding or keeping a job because they are
Latino. One-in-ten (10%) report the same about finding or keeping housing.
On the question of immigration enforcement, Latinos disapprove of five key
enforcement measures asked about in this survey--and generally do so by
lopsided margins.
The report also explores how Latinos rate the political parties and their
presidential candidates on immigration and Hispanic concerns.
The report, 2008 National Survey of Latinos: Hispanics See Their Situation
in U.S. Deteriorating; Oppose Key Immigration Enforcement
Measures<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001r-T5KVLxiggLCN2fukmrY5ycwk6tviP4VMtfZVGmGDzDiEZqhpQoFD1WyKoqzrqtm2JkADEwyRbuH8Nh5mlzdB5JScVUOV9J0-WiDZezl8mir1nG6cImkPn8a8p5dxq7gtuvPHQ84kavlQRInHgPnkW_5MTuX8u4>,
is available on the Center's website,
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