Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness
Gerrymandering: Moving from ‘cracking’ and ‘packing’ to fairness
On Oct. 3, the United States Supreme Court heard Gil vs. Whitford, a Wisconsin case regarding extreme partisan gerrymandering of the Wisconsin Legislature. In that case, Republicans drew a legislative […]
Celebrating Black History Month By The Numbers
By The U.S. Census Bureau To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred […]
Immigrants Here For Decades Live In Alternate Societies
By Dustin Mendus Pew Hispanic Center has released some interesting statistics regarding “illegal” immigrants in the United States, particularly regarding childbirths and length of stay in the United States. Nearly […]
Steve Murdock: Educating Latinos Vital To Future Of U.S.
By Zach Gonzalez Austin, Texas — With a great presentation of the United States population change and immigration, renown demographer Steve H. Murdock had the opportunity to end the Texas […]
Hispanic Heritage Month 2011: Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, which was observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. The observance […]
Latino Birthrates Falling In Arizona
The Latino birthrate fell in Arizona, according to a recent state study, and this means that projected growth for the state will be less than anticipated. We already reported that […]
News Taco To Go: Spanish, Census, Sex Ed And Tolerance
How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Spanish Growing Latino Population Should Not Be A Shock Culturally Relevant Sex Ed: It’s Not What We Get At Home Moving From […]
Growing Latino Population Should Not Be A Shock
By Marc Rodriguez The U.S. Census Report, or at least the documents from the past four decades, should officially be considered the government’s equivalent of the television broadcast version of […]
How Intermarriage, Immigration Will Change U.S. Latinos
By Dr. Roberto R. Calderón Among the fifty most populous nations in the world today are found four additional Western Hemisphere nations. These are accordingly in 2011: Colombia (ranked 30th with […]
Western Hemisphere, Latinos To Lead Global Growth
By Dr. Roberto R. Calderón Three of the world’s most populous nations currently and through 2050 are located in the Western Hemisphere, and two of these three countries are located […]
