Title: Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Headings: Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Hispanic Heritage Month 2019: 8 Surprising Facts About Latinos In The US
Content: Immigration is not the biggest issue for Hispanics. The Pew Research Center has found in a recent survey that the most pressing issue in the Hispanic community is education, followed by jobs and the economy and healthcare. That's not to say immigration reform isn't important to the Latino community -- one-third of the Hispanic population that was surveyed said immigration was an "extremely important" issue and in 2013, seven out of ten Latinos said Congress needed to pass new immigration legislation. But of the immigrant population -- which is the largest growing in the United States — other social issues are deemed more important. 5. Hispanics have a significant consumer buying power. A St. Louis Federal Reserve study found that by 2025, the Hispanic community living in the United States could see a spike in wealth. Specifically, the study finds that if the economic trends of the past two decades are to hold up, then Hispanics could see their wealth triple in the next ten-some years owning anywhere between $2.5 trillion to $4.4 trillion. 6. Hispanics are grossly under-represented in the entertainment industry.