If you are one of the following:
a) a reseacher
b) a Latino/a community organizer
c) a statistician

bookmark the homepage of the Pew Hispanic Center: www.pewhispanic.org.

Two incredible research reports are:


Sharp Growth in Suburban Minority Enrollment
Yields Modest Gains in School Diversity

A Rising Share: Hispanics and Federal Crime

"Sharp growth in illegal immigration and increased enforcement of immigration laws have 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. Moreover, by 2007, immigration offenses represented nearly one-quarter (24%) of all federal convictions, up from just 7% in 1991. Among those sentenced for immigration offenses in 2007, 80% were Hispanic."

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