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12-14-2007, 03:13 PM
http://redeye.chicagotribune.com/search/chi-hispanicsdec14,0,7412467.story
Associated Press
Published December 14 2007
WASHINGTON -- Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress' failure to overhaul immigration laws have hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or a close friend, a poll released Thursday found.
The survey, conducted by the non-partisan Pew Hispanic Center, found that Hispanics in the U.S. are generally satisfied with their lives and optimistic about the future. Yet many are wary of negative reactions prompted by heightened attention to illegal immigration in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail.
Sixty-four percent said the immigration debate and Congress' failure to revamp immigration laws have made life harder for Hispanics.
A minority -- 41 percent -- said they or someone close has experienced discrimination in the past five years. That proportion has grown since 31 percent said so in a 2002 poll by Pew and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
There are about 47 million Hispanics in the U.S., about 16 percent of the country's population. An estimated 12 million are in the country illegally.
Seven in 10 Hispanics say their own quality of life is good or excellent, yet they are widely divided over the status of the nation's Hispanics overall. One in 3 say that nationally, the situation for Hispanics has worsened over the past year, a quarter say it has improved and nearly 4 in 10 say it has stayed the same.
The poll reported a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.
Associated Press
Published December 14 2007
WASHINGTON -- Most Hispanics say the immigration debate and Congress' failure to overhaul immigration laws have hurt them, and many fear deportation for themselves, a relative or a close friend, a poll released Thursday found.
The survey, conducted by the non-partisan Pew Hispanic Center, found that Hispanics in the U.S. are generally satisfied with their lives and optimistic about the future. Yet many are wary of negative reactions prompted by heightened attention to illegal immigration in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail.
Sixty-four percent said the immigration debate and Congress' failure to revamp immigration laws have made life harder for Hispanics.
A minority -- 41 percent -- said they or someone close has experienced discrimination in the past five years. That proportion has grown since 31 percent said so in a 2002 poll by Pew and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
There are about 47 million Hispanics in the U.S., about 16 percent of the country's population. An estimated 12 million are in the country illegally.
Seven in 10 Hispanics say their own quality of life is good or excellent, yet they are widely divided over the status of the nation's Hispanics overall. One in 3 say that nationally, the situation for Hispanics has worsened over the past year, a quarter say it has improved and nearly 4 in 10 say it has stayed the same.
The poll reported a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points.