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Longer US white majority if immigration slows

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's … Read More

Reflecting the increase in the nation's Latinos, more than a million additional Hispanic voters participated in the 2012 elections.

Census: More than a million more Latinos voted in 2012 than 2008

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This may be surprising -- not as many Latinos voted in 2008 as in 2012. A newly-released Census report on the 2012 election, The Diversifying Electorate -- … Read More

Five leading candidates seeking to succeed Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, (L - R) City Controller Wendy Greuel, City Council member Eric Garcetti, former talk show host and prosecutor Kevin James, Council member Jan Perry and former technology executive Emanuel Alberto Pleitez attend a panel discussion on improving schools during the United Way of Greater Los Angeles' Education Summit at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 27, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Opinion: Los Angeles mayoral candidates blurring the lines of race and identity

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

Politics boils down to box checking. It’s not a perfect prediction, but the boxes we check on our Census forms—religion, race, ethnicity, sex, even … Read More

LOS ANGELES, CA - A group of women and children walk down a street in a predominantly Latin American immigrant section of the community of Westlake in California (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Hispanic population becoming the largest ethnic group in the state of California

By Diana Alvear, NBC News, Video by Olivia Santini

A major milestone revealed in California’s Governor Jerry Brown’s budget proposal  is coming for the state's Latino population. Within six months, there … Read More

The US Census is considering making Hispanic a race, but is it accurate?

Opinion: American first, Latina second

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- Here's an issue that few within the Hispanic community would have me weigh in on: Whether the census should designate Hispanics as a separate … Read More

Census Bureau is thinking about making Hispanic a "race" category but will this muddle who considers themselves Latino?

Opinion: What Census box are Hispanics supposed to check now?

By Raul A. Reyes

Like a dinner host chatting up new guests at the table, the U.S. Census Bureau wants to know Hispanics better.  The Bureau is considering changes to its … Read More

Population growth in America is driven by immigrants moving to this country.

Census: US population grows thanks to immigrants

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two centuries of boom and bust, America's population growth may finally be leveling off. In all, the U.S. population is now … Read More

Manhattan Charter School students watch the National Address to Students on Educational Success by U.S. President Barack Obama September 8, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Census shows it’s time to invest in Latino children, say experts

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By 2060 Latinos will be nearly one of every three Americans, according to the latest Census report released today.  As the immigration and globalization expert … Read More

Mexicans in the U.S. have high levels of segregation amongst themselves while other Latino groups are quickly changing this.

Census: Whites no longer a majority in US by 2043

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections, part of a historic shift that is … Read More

The National Immigrant Youth Alliance marches past the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. . (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Illegal immigration drops after a decade-long rise

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The … Read More