Title: Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination | Pew Research Center
Headings: Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination
Roughly half of Hispanics have experienced discrimination
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Content: Millions of people from Latin America have immigrated to the U.S. in recent decades, driving Hispanic population growth in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2014, there were 19.3 million Hispanic immigrants in the U.S., and this group accounts for nearly half of the nation’s immigrant population. Some Latinos have long expressed concerns over policies that target unauthorized immigrants, disapproving of deportations by the federal government as well as state laws like California’s Proposition 187 in 1994, which denied public services to unauthorized immigrants, and more recently Arizona’s SB 1070, which allows police to check the immigration status of suspected unauthorized immigrants so long as an officer is enforcing other laws. The race survey also found that many Hispanics discuss racial inequality on a regular basis with family and friends. About six-in-ten Hispanics (62%) say the topic of racial inequality comes up often or sometimes in conversations, a share similar to that of whites (59%). By comparison, 74% of blacks say the same. Topics
Race & Ethnicity Discrimination & Prejudice Racial Bias & Discrimination Hispanics/Latinos
Jens Manuel Krogstad is a senior writer/editor focusing on Hispanics, immigration and demographics at Pew Research Center. POSTS BIO TWITTER EMAIL
Gustavo López is a former research analyst focusing on Hispanics, immigration and demographics at Pew Research Center. POSTS BIO EMAIL
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