The Threat of Foreclosure on Calif. Homes

Report: Threat of Foreclosure on Calif. Homes Disproportionately Affects Minorities

By Doris Nhan

Downturn Leads More Kids to Charters

Downturn Leads More Kids to Charters, Fewer to Private Schools

By Vickie Elmer, Quartz

A Pair of Senators Clash Over GOP Direction

A Pair of Senators Clash Over GOP Direction

By Beth Reinhard and Ben Terris

What Undocumented Workers Really Want

What Undocumented Workers Really Want

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Workforce

What You Need to Know About Obama's Labor Secretary Pick, Thomas Perez

March 18, 2013, 10:00 amPresident Obama will nominate Thomas Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, as the next Labor secretary, according to a White House o … Read More »
Politics

GOP Can't Win Latinos Over Immigration

March 17, 2013, 9:00 amEarlier this winter, Ann Coulter brought her usual light touch to the question of the Hispanic vote. The author of Godless: The Church of Liberalism a … Read More »
Immigration

How Immigrants Forestall Death of More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Counties

March 15, 2013, 5:18 pmAmerica hasn’t seen such dismal census numbers on population shifts since the days of newsreels, dust bowls, and the mother of all depressions.Read More »
Demographics

Map: Compare the Diverse 113th Congress With a Diversifying U.S. Population

March 15, 2013, 2:16 pmUse this interactive tool to explore the difference between minority representation in the 113th Congress and minority populations across the U.S.Read More »
Politics

A Pair of Senators Clash Over GOP Direction

March 15, 2013, 2:14 pmFor a life-sized representation of the identity crisis that’s been plaguing the Republican Party since the 2012 election, look to Florida Sen. Marco R … Read More »
Education

Downturn Leads More Kids to Charters, Fewer to Private Schools

March 15, 2013, 1:56 pmPrivate school enrollments in the US are falling, while charter schools are experiencing a surge in enrollment.Read More »
DREAMer Counter

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Applications approved as of March 14:

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Perspectives
IMMIGRATION

Opinion: Immigration Reform Faces Hurdles, but Steadily Moves Forward

Opinion: Immigration Reform Faces Hurdles, but Steadily Moves Forward
March 11, 2013, 1:06 pmThe debate over immigration reform may have been overshadowed by coverage of the sequester and Washington dysfunction, but the issue has hardly disapp … Read More »
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Numerical Matters
DEMOGRAPHICS

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STATISTICS

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Research & Reports
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Education and Inequality
What are the underlying causes of economic opportunity, and how can the average American hope to use higher education, among other factors, to climb the ladder? Go to Report »
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The Latino Giant

The Latino voting cohort is expected to double by 2030, accounting for 40 percent of growth in eligible voters between now and 2030. Go to Report »

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Congressional Districts

Use Easy Stats to pull demographics and statistics on a number of topics, now available for congressional districts for the 113th Congress. Go to Report »
Comparative Maps

METROPOLITAN DIVERSITY: 12 CITIES

Data shows significant demographic shifts in neighborhoods around the USA over a decade.

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Diversity Summit
A ground-breaking series aimed at raising the dialogue on issues involving politics, policy and demographic shifts kicked off with Sen. Marco Rubio and other distinguished participants. Watch in full or by panel.

America's Future and the Politics
Lawmakers, civic leaders and analysts tackled issues relevant to race and politics at the political conventions.

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The Story That Started It All

In 2010, Ronald Brownstein wrote The Gray and the Brown: A Generational Mismatch about America’s shift to an older, more ethnically diverse population and how these changes affect us as a nation.

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Apollo Group/National Journal Next America Poll
The U.S. faces its greatest demographic transformation since the melting-pot era a century ago. The latest poll looks at education as a means toward ascension; an earlier survey looks generally at demographic shifts.
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Language of Success

See how English and other languages are unifying our diversifying nation.
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Taking Root

As immigrants diversify towns beyond the big cities, new challenges and connections arise.
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