According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than one in four Latino families in the U.S. are currently facing food insecurity, while one in three Latino families with children suffers from the same, more than any other minority group in terms of poverty and hunger. Additionally, reports the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently 13 […]
New Florida Assessment Bases Student Achievement on Race and Ethnicity
October 18, 2012 By
Expectations of Latino students in Florida lower as the Florida Board of Education approves a decision to assess students’ academic expectations based on their race and ethnicity. As a requirement of the new strategic plan, the Board predicts that by 2018, 90% of Asian students, 88 percent of white students, 81% of Latino students, […]
Latinos More At Risk While On the Road
October 3, 2012 By
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan reveals that Latino infants and toddlers are 10 times less likely to wear seat belts in cars compared to those of white children. A separate study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in 2007 found that many black and Latinos have negative attitudes about […]
New Statistics among Latinos: Highest and Lowest Income, Poverty Rates
September 26, 2012 By
A recent report from the Pew Hispanic Center released that Latinos earn the largest median household income in the Washington, D.C. metro area (as high as $62,000) and earn the least in the Texas Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito metro area (as low as $28,600). Not surprisingly, the Brownsville, Texas metro region has the highest rate of poverty […]
Obesity Among Top Health Concerns for Latino Community
May 11, 2012 By
Obesity is one of the leading health issues in the United States, and this is no exception in the Latino community. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (hyperlink only name, not bracket), 39.1% of Latino adults are considered obese, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater based on […]
Drop in U.S. Share of Children eased by Immigrant and Minority Births
July 13, 2011 By
Data from the 2010 Census indicates that immigrant and minority births boosted the nation’s share of children, which reached a record low of 24%. Since 2000, the number of children in the U.S. increased by only 1.9 million, with Latinos and minorities largely accounting for most of this number. The Population Reference Bureau, a […]
Four-year-old American Citizen deported to Guatemala
March 24, 2011 By
Emily Samantha Ruiz, a 4-year-old U.S. citizen was deported to Guatemala along with her grandfather earlier this month, raising concerns over the treatment of children born to undocumented immigrants in the country. “The case is alarming because it shows what can happen once you start treating kids who are born here whose parents are undocumented […]
Arizona Now Taking Aim at School Children
February 22, 2011 By
Under the leadership of its State Senate President, Russell Pearce, Arizona continues its attacks against immigrants, this time taking aim at school children by tightening identification requirements for school enrollment. Pearce, the author of the state’s controversial SB 1070, introduced a new set of immigration measures yesterday. As reported in Arizona Family, his newest bill, […]
Republicans Introduce Measures to Deny Citizenship under 14th Amendment
January 28, 2011 By
Republican Senators David Vitter of Louisiana and Rand Paul of Kentucky, have introduced a measure to change the 14th Amendment of the constitution calling for an to end automatic citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants, unless one parent is a US citizen, a legal immigrant, an active member of the armed forces or a […]
Survey Finds Minority Children Have Fewer Opportunities Than White Peers
July 8, 2010 By
The Kellogg Foundation conducted the first known national survey of adults who work directly with minority children at the community level and found that these children have less opportunity to access a range of services than their white counterparts. The nationwide poll conducted in April included 2,028 adults who work as teachers, childcare providers, health […]
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