The mass media wields power that shapes Americans' attitudes toward each other and the world. Unfortunately, the media's approach to Hispanic Americans—who constitute at least 9% of the U.S. population—has been largely ...

The findings of this report represent the beginning, rather than the end, of the process of establishing a Latino anti-poverty agenda.  They provide an opportunity to reexamine current anti-poverty strategies for the ...

This report synthesizes research related to both immigration and poverty and outlines some preliminary public policy conclusions. Drawing primarily on immigration research, this paper focuses on the labor market relationship ...

This guide provides information required to enable organizations to understand the magnitude of teenage pregnancy in the Latino community, as well as the severity of its consequences. It will also guide readers through the ...

This report focuses on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the largest of the federal civil rights enforcement agencies, and its efforts to address employment discrimination against Hispanics. To provide ...

The rapid population growth of Hispanics and African Americans has drawn attention to their current socioeconomic status and their future impact on the econmy. Both groups have grown at faster rates than the white population ...

This volume is designed to further analyze the data presented in Volume 1: identifying the most critical gaps in coverage, including private versus public coverage as well as variations in coverage among the top ten states ...

This report paints a portrait of a military establishment in which Hispanics are underrepresented among Defense Department civilian employees and in virtually every branch of the armed services. Those Latinos in the ranks ...

NCLR carried out an Hispanic Consultation on Apprenticeship in 1992, in order to add an informed Hispanic perspective to the current policy debate about the appropriateness of apprenticeships — and the applicability of a ...