Hispanics – Kruse Kronicle

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Aug 3, 2013

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in Demography, Ecclesia, Generations, Health and Medicine, India, Links – Saturday, Race, Religion, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Trends: Social

1. Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity. 2. Blacks, Hispanics more optimistic than whites … After years of economic attitudes among whites, blacks and Hispanics following similar patterns, whites' confidence…

David Brooks is right about the GOP

Nov 14, 2012

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in Politics, Public Policy, Race, Trends: Social

New York Times: The Party of Work – David Brooks David Brooks wrote a column last week that I think offers considerable insight into the history and future of the Republican Party. Brooks writes: … Starting in the mid-20th century, there was a Southern and Western version of it, formed by ranching Republicans like Barry…

In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years

Oct 14, 2010

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in Demography, Health and Medicine, Poverty, Race, Sociology

Projo.com: In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Hispanics can expect to outlive whites by more than two years and blacks by more than seven, government researchers say in a startling report that is the first to calculate Hispanic life expectancy in this country. The report released Wednesday is the…

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

Sep 2, 2010

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in Demography, Immigration, Public Policy, Trends: Social

Pew Research: U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade The annual inflow of unauthorized immigrants to the United States was nearly two-thirds smaller in the March 2007 to March 2009 period than it had been from March 2000 to March 2005, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of…

Hispanic growth extends eastward

Aug 9, 2007

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in Demography, Race, Trends: Social

USA Today: Hispanic growth extends eastward Rapidly growing numbers of Hispanics are fanning out across the eastern half of the USA and settling in rural and suburban counties far from traditional immigrant strongholds, according to Census numbers released Thursday. The increases in areas that experienced little diversity until this decade intensify the uproar over immigration.…

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Saturday Links

David Brooks is right about the GOP

In US, Hispanics outlive whites, blacks by years

U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Flows Are Down Sharply Since Mid-Decade

Hispanic growth extends eastward