Poll of Latinos: It’s the economy, Stupid!
The poll doesn’t float the subject of immigration per se, however I believe that could be an aggravating factor against the Regime, not mitigating, because more immigrants would create more job competition, which would worsen an already bad situation.
Also, notice how the AP egregiously profiles Hispanics in this piece: “Hispanics are particularly vulnerable because they are less educated, have lower incomes and are likelier to be new to the United States than other groups.” Almost makes me want to ask someone for their papers.
We have disabled pinging on this post. | Weasel ZippersMIAMI (AP) — For Hispanics in America, the ravaged economy has been a personal nightmare. While the stubborn downturn has rocked the country, an extensive Associated Press-Univision poll of the nation’s Hispanics fleshes out the disproportionate toll on the fastest-growing minority group.
Nearly half or more express intense worry over losing their jobs, paying bills or saving for college, and similar numbers say they or a relative were unemployed recently — all of it worse than the general population’s experience.
“There’s nothing stable,” said Alberto Alvarez, 49, a Cuban immigrant and construction worker in Miami. “Today there’s a job. Tomorrow there’s another. And the next, there’s nothing.”
More than 1,500 Latinos were interviewed for the poll, which was conducted as the nation’s unemployment rate hovered near 10 percent and the economy struggled to recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression.
Hispanics are particularly vulnerable because they are less educated, have lower incomes and are likelier to be new to the United States than other groups.
The AP-Univision survey, also sponsored by The Nielsen Company and Stanford University, underscores how the those forces have combined to hit home for many Latinos. Six in 10 said it’s hard for them to get ahead financially these days, including over one-quarter who said it’s very tough.
Forty-five percent said they or a relative have lost a job since September, compared with 30 percent of the overall population who said yes to a similar question in an AP-GfK Poll in May.
In addition, 39 percent of Latinos, many facing financial woes, said someone in their family had skipped a doctor’s visit recently despite thinking they needed attention. Thirty-one percent of the general population said they had foregone care when asked that same question last fall in an AP poll.
As a group, Hispanics seem more intensely shaken than others by the economic problems they face.
According to the survey, 57 percent worry a lot about being unable to pay bills — well above the 34 percent of the entire population who said that in the May AP-GfK Poll. Forty-eight percent of Hispanics said they worry greatly about becoming unemployed — double the overall population’s concern.
And more than 4 in 10 Hispanics express extreme worry over medical expenses, being unable to afford college and missing credit card and mortgage payments — in each case exceeding the general population’s angst.
“Hispanics are particularly vulnerable because they are less educated, have lower incomes and are likelier to be new to the United States than other groups.”
A statement designed to make people feel sorry for them, but insulting to Hispanics as a whole when phrased as a generality. Classic liberal media–promoting their agenda under the guise of “compassion”, but letting their underlying prejudices for the “useful idiots” in this country show.
Deportation of Illegals Used By Presidents Before… Why Not Now?
I found this interesting bit on information (Snopes) about our history of deporting illegals in times of economic struggle. One thing is clear, our federal government has taken the necessary steps in the past to insure the rights of its citizens.
Read more: http://contributors.blogsome.com/#ixzz0uzJZm8p6
Let’s see. ILLEGALS and their anchor babies worried about keeping a job in a country they are not supposed to be in? And I care why?
btw Where is “Hispania”? Where is “Latinoland”? I have searched all kinds of maps and can’t find them ANYWHERE.
That is just a hateful comment. Where does it say that the Hispanics that were interviewed are illegals?? You are in the wrong blog my friend. Save it.