Hispanics

A comprehensive look at voter behavior and demographics reveals a momentous prospect: A Hispanic electorate that votes en masse, allies itself with one political party and changes America's political balance for decades.

Arizona's law requiring police to check the citizenship status of those they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally has done wonders the state's governor — and for reducing cross-border trade.

Researchers use statistical regression analysis to spot discrimination in an unexpected profession.

GIS mapping technology is helping underprivileged communities get better services — from education and transportation to health care and law enforcement — by showing exactly what discrimination looks like.

As medically underserved Hispanic communities cry out for doctors, a new program puts physicians in their midst back into practice.

Why it's time to minimize use of the LSAT in law school admissions.

We predicted that Hispanics would feel more pain jobwise this recession than some other demographic groups. We were right.

A 'virtual census' finds that, in the fictional universe of video games, white males still rule.

Just Communities is dedicated to teaching educators about unintentional racism, which it says is a key contributor to the persistent achievement gap.

Even with Democrats controlling Congress, ImmigrationPAC's goal of a pathway to immigration reform faces tough going.

Latino unemployment already trends two-thirds higher than that of whites — an ominous portent for bad times.

Community-based outreach to address diabetic health care disparities offers broader lessons.

ImmigrationPAC hopes to leverage the Hispanic faith community and help elect federal candidates who support "an earned pathway" to citizenship for undocumented migrants.

The government provides billions of dollars in child care subsidies to help move welfare recipients into the work force. Here's the catch: To get the subsidies, people transitioning off welfare need to have a job already.

Long on promise, short on action, Latinos have never been a definitive force at the polls. Will immigration rhetoric and an unprecedented voter-outreach program make 2008 different?