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Adjusting to a World in Motion
International migration has reached new heights since the 1960s. Altogether, some 215 million people live in countries other than their countries of birth, and according to surveys, another 700 million say they would leave their homes and move to another country if they could. Nations-both sending and receiving-have responded to this growing international migrant flow with new laws and domestic programs. In receiving countries, they include laws and programs to control entry, encourage high-skilled immigration, develop refugee policy, and speed assimilation. In sending countries, governments are implementing and experimenting with new policies that link migrant diasporas back to their home c...
Hispanics and the New Administration
Only three-in-ten (31%) Latinos rate immigration as an 0́extremely important0́+ issue facing the incoming Obama administration. The top-rated issue among Latinos is the economy.
A Rising Share
Sharp growth in illegal immigration and increased enforcement of immigration laws have dramatically altered the ethnic composition of offenders sentenced in federal courts. In 2007, Latinos accounted for 40% of all sentenced federal offenders -- more than triple their share (13%) of the total U.S. adult population. The share of all sentenced offenders who were Latino in 2007 was up from 24% in 1991, according to an analysis of data from the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center.
Latinos and Education
Nearly nine-in-ten (89%) Latino young adults say that a college education is important for success in life, yet only about half that number--48%--say that they themselves plan to get a college degree. The biggest reason for this gap appears to come from financial pressure to support a family.
Hispanics and the Criminal Justice System
At a time when Latinos are interacting more than ever with police, courts and prisons, their confidence in the U.S. criminal justice system is closer to the low levels expressed by blacks than to the high levels expressed by whites.
Illegal Immigration Backlash Worries, Divides Latinos
The national political backlash against illegal immigration has created new divisions among Latinos and heightened their concerns about discrimination against members of their ethnic group-including those who were born in the United States or who immigrated legally. A small majority says unauthorized immigrants should pay a fine but not be deported, while small minority says they should be deported and a larger minority says they should not be punished. Hispanics are also divided about the impact of illegal immigration on Hispanics already living in the U.S. Some 29% say the impact has been positive, down from 50% who said the same in 2007. Despite rising concerns about discrimination against Latinos, the survey finds no increase in the share who say they or a family member has been a victim of ethnic bias.--Publisher description.
The Future of Democracy
We need young people to be civically engaged in order to define and address public problems. Their participation is important for democracy, for institutions such as schools, and for young people themselves, who are more likely to succeed in life if they are engaged in their communities. In The Future of Democracy, Peter Levine, scholar and practitioner, sounds the alarm: in recent years, young Americans have become dangerously less engaged. They are tolerant, patriotic, and idealistic, and some have invented such novel and impressive forms of civic engagement, as blogs, "buycott" movements, and transnational youth networks. But most lack the skills and opportunities they need to participate in politics or address public problems. Levine's timely manifesto clearly explains the causes, symptoms, and repercussions of this damaging trend, and, most importantly, the means whereby America can confront and reverse it. Levine demonstrates how to change young people's civic attitudes, skills, and knowledge and, equally importantly, to reform our institutions so that civic engagement is rewarding and effective. We must both prepare citizens for politics and improve politics for citizens.
La Nueva California
Cover -- La Nueva California -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Lists of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 America Defines Latinos -- 2 Latinos Reject America's Definition -- 3 Washington Defines a New Nativism -- 4 Latinos Define Latinos -- 5 Times of Crisis -- 6 Latinos Define "American"--7 Creating a Regional American Identity -- 8 Latino Post-Millennials -- 9 Latino Post-Millennials Create America's Future -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index
2008 National Survey of Latinos
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.
