By Angelo Falcón (November 23, 2015) According to preliminary results from the Census Bureau's 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), Latino-owned businesses in the United States increased by 46.9 percent in 2007-2012 compared to 0.7 percent in total business growth in this same period. These economic surveys are conducted once ...

By Nigel Duara and Cindy, L.A. Times ~ November 20, 2015   To its southern neighbor, the United States once represented hope, safety and prosperity. But with the effects of the Great Recession still lingering and tougher enforcement along the U.S. border, fewer Mexicans see a reason to leave their homeland. “There isn't ...

By KATE LINTHICUM, L.a. times ~ sept. 28, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-asians-20150928-story.html Asians are likely to surpass Latinos as the nation's largest immigrant group shortly after the middle of the century as the wave of new arrivals from Latin America slows but trans-Pacific migration continues apace, according to a new study of census ...

U.S. population growth in 2065 will be driven by Asian and Hispanic immigration, according to a new Pew report. By Krishnadev Calamur, The Atlantic |  September 28, 2015 http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/09/the-changing-face-of-america/407620/ More than 59 million immigrants have arrived in the country since the passage of the landmark Immigration and Nationality Act of ...

Presidential Proclamation of National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2015 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Throughout our history, our Nation has been enriched by the storied pasts of all who call the United States of America home.  America's Hispanic community has woven unique threads into the ...

U.S. Latino Population Data U.S. Census Bureau (September 14, 2015)   In September 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week, observed during the week that included Sept. 15 and Sept. 16. Congress expanded the observance in 1989 to a month-long celebration (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) ...

 Source: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unauthorized-immigrant-population/state/CA Demographics Estimate % of Total Unauthorized Population 3,034,000 100% Top Countries of Birth Mexico 2,114,000 70% Guatemala 200,000 7% El Salvador 111,000 4% Philippines 88,000 3% China 82,000 3% Regions of Birth Mexico and Central America 2,481,000 82% Caribbean 3,000 0% South America 41,000 1% Europe/Canada/Oceania 71,000 2% ...

Total of 14.99 million surpassed number of white people in 2014 California joins Hawaii and New Mexico as state without a white plurality Rory Carroll in Los Angeles - Wednesday 8 July 2015 16.50 EDTLast modified on Wednesday 8 July 2015 18.40 EDT Latinos have edged past white people to become the biggest racial or ethnic ...

By Karthick Ramakrishnan, Allan Colbern http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0624-ramakrishnan-state-citizenship-20150624-story.html While the federal government stalls on immigration reform, some states have begun acting on their own. Much attention in the last decade has focused on Republican-dominated areas that have tightened enforcement. Meanwhile, more quietly, California moved in the opposite direction, encouraging integration rather than ...

The United States is a relatively young nation, but in this its third century, it is seeing unprecedented change in the makeup of its population - and, particularly, its children.  Reflecting trends that are truly global, the people of the U.S. are more diverse - in national origins, color, and ...