Hispanics See Their Situation in U.S. Deteriorating

According to a new nationwide survey of 2,015 Hispanic adults,  50% of all Latinos say that the situation of Latinos in this country is worse now than it was a year ago. In a new report released by the Pew Hispanic Center, during this past year, 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. To view the entire report go to: http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/93.pdf The Pew Hispanic Center is a project of the Pew Research Center. The center is a non-partisan, non-advocacy research organization based in Washington, D.C. and is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts.