Posts Tagged ‘studies’
The Rise of the New Generation of Latinos
10:10 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · children|Immigration · 1 Comment
28 May 2009
The Latino population is growing, and we can look to nuestros niños as the force behind those numbers.
The Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, today released a report that finds that Hispanics now make up more than one-in-five of all children in the United States – up from 9% in 1980 — and as their numbers have grown, their demographic profile has changed.
More than half of the nation’s 16 million Hispanic children are now “second generation,” meaning they are the U.S.-born sons or daughters of at least one foreign-born parent, typically someone who came to this country in the immigration wave from Mexico, Central America and South America that began around 1980. In 1980, a majority of Latino children were “third or higher generation” — the U.S.-born sons or daughters of U.S.-born parents.
Different generations of Latino children experience life in the U.S. in different ways.
The Pew Hispanic Center released a report yesterday that shows the gap between Latino workers and White workers is widening. Latinos continue to be overrepresented in jobs paying lower wages and jobs with lower educational requirements such as jobs in the service and construction industries despite the fact that the study looked at a ten year time period which has been touted as having the “largest economic expansion in recent U.S. history”. The representation of Latinos in management and other professional areas actually declined from 1990 to 2000. Most interestingly, citizenship did not seem to be a huge factor with both Mexicans and Puerto Ricans (who are all citizens of the United States) lagging the furthest behind whites.
Via / Pew Hispanic Center
Colombians the Most Educated Immigrants
9:12 am By Maegan La Mala · Colombia|Education|Immigration · 1 Comment
14 Dec 2005
According to a study conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies released on Monday, Colombians represent the largest number of immigrants entering the United States with the highest levels of education. 32.1% of Colombians over the age of 25 entering the U.S. have a college degree. Overall across various age categories that come into the U.S. have an average of 13. 3 years of education under their belt. 16.4% of the Colombians surveyed had not completed their high school education.
The study looked at immigration into the United States over the last five years, which has recorded the highest numbers of new people entering in history. The study also includes information on health care access and rates of entrepreneurship.
You can access the entire study at the Center for Immigration Studies website.
Via / Telemundo 47
With the media and community at large discussing the fact that Federal Marshall shooting victim Rigoberto Alpizar may have been suffering from Bipolar Disorder , a recent study looking at how Depression is treated in Latinos is especially timely. The study released this month by the American Psychiatric Association reveals that Latinos were less likely than whites to receive care for depression and when they received care, the care was below the minimum guidelines. According to the study this could not be explained by differences in age , educational levels or employment status or even if those that participated in the study were being seen in clinics that served mostly Latinos or not. The recent study points that patient and/or provider factors could be behind the differences in treatment.
Latinos need to get over the stigma that mental illness has and be honest about their mental health so that they can receive appropriate treatment and providers need to make sure that they are providing culturally competent and equal care to their Latino patients.
Via / The American Psychiatric Association
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