Tag: Hispanic population

• Friday, August 19th 2011 - 10:16 UTC

  US reviews deportation policy involving 300.000 illegal immigrants

  

  US President Obama administration said Thursday it would postpone the deportation of illegal immigrants without criminal records and allow them to apply for work permits as it reviews over 300.000 cases.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2011 - 21:09 UTC

  US wealth gap between whites and minorities is the highest in 25 years says Pew

  

  Wealth disparities in the United States between white households and black and Hispanic households are greater than they’ve been in the past 25 years, a new study from the Pew Research Centre reveals.

• Friday, June 3rd 2011 - 17:46 UTC

  Hispanic population ‘tsunami’ in the US: in ten years it doubled in nine states

  

  A new report from the United States Census Bureau shows that the biggest jumps in the Hispanic population over the past decade were seen in the Deep South and Midwest in places such as South Carolina, Alabama and South Dakota.

• Monday, March 28th 2011 - 01:06 UTC

  Hispanics become US second largest group with 50.5 million; up 43% since 2000

  

  The growing Hispanic population in the United States has reached a new milestone, topping 50 million, or 16.3%, officially solidifying its position as the country's second-largest group, U.S. Census Bureau officials said this week.