http://france.usembassy.gov/irc/politics/webalert/default.htm
RACE, ETHNICITY AND CAMPAIGN ’08
The Pew Research Center, January 17, 2008
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/694/race-ethnicity-and-campaign-08
A major Pew Research survey of racial attitudes taken this past fall found that whites, blacks and Hispanics all have generally favorable opinions of one another and all tend to see inter-group relations in a more positive than negative light. There are some differences in these attitudes by race, ethnicity, age, social-economic status and geography -- but these tend to be small. The overall portrait of race relations is one of moderation, stability and modest progress.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in Advance of the 2008 Elections
The Migration Policy Institute, January 2008
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USfocus/display.cfm?id=670
Beginning October 1, 2008, immigrants who wish and are eligible to become U.S. citizens will have to take a revised citizenship test. The new test was created to ensure that future citizens have a good understanding of U.S. history and civic values, as well as English language skills.
THE IMPACT OF UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS ON THE BUDGETS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Congressional Budget Office, December 2007
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/87xx/doc8711/12-6-Immigration.pdf
This paper, requested by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, is one of several reports prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that present facts and research on immigration. The paper focuses on the estimated costs that certain state and local governments incur for providing various services--especially those related to education, health care, and law enforcement--to unauthorized immigrants. It also looks at the estimated taxes those individuals pay and at certain types of federal assistance that are available to states to help provide such services. In keeping with CBO’s mandate to provide objective, nonpartisan analysis, the paper makes no recommendations.
MANAGING DIVERSITY IN CORPORATE AMERICA
The Rand Corporation, January 23, 2008
http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/2007/RAND_OP206.pdf
Managing diversity has become a primary concern of top U.S. corporations. As a result, a cottage industry of firms specializing in diversity management has emerged to help corporate executives identify appropriate diversity policies and programs. Generally, however, the diversity management literature consists of a laundry list of best practices that is not well organized, prioritized, or integrated. In contrast to this rule-based approach, the authors attempt to lay the groundwork for a fact-based approach to diversity management.
RACE & ETHNICITY IN AMERICA: TURNING A BLIND EYE TO INJUSTICE
American Civil Liberties Union, December 10, 2007
http://www.aclu.org/pdfs/humanrights/cerd_full_report.pdf
According to this report, racial and ethnic discrimination and inequality are ongoing and pervasive in the U.S. Policies at the federal, state, and local levels often burden “racial and ethnic minorities and non-citizens, immigrants, low-wage workers, women, children, and the accused.” This report offers a “Convention” to U.S. policymakers to rectify these discriminatory policies.
HISPANICS AND THE 2008 ELECTION: A SWING VOTE?
The Pew Hispanic Center, December 8, 2007
http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/83.pdf
After spending the first part of this decade loosening their historic ties to the Democratic Party, Hispanic voters have reversed course in the past year, a new nationwide survey of Latinos by the Pew Hispanic Center has found. Some 57% of Hispanic registered voters now call themselves Democrats or say they lean to the Democratic Party, while just 23% align with the Republican Party -- meaning there is now a 34 percentage point gap in partisan affiliation among Latinos.
IMMIGRANTS INTEGRATION IN LOW-INCOME URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
The Urban Institute, November 27, 2007
http://www.urban.org/publications/411574.html
How are immigrants integrating in U.S. inner cities? To answer this question, this report draws on a unique survey of residents in 10 vulnerable urban neighborhoods to examine the financial well-being and economic integration of families of different racial, ethnic, and nativity status. The paper explores the extent to which the economic well-being of immigrant groups is influenced by specific factors related to their immigrant status, compared with members of native-born minority groups and native-born whites.
2007 NATIONAL SURVEY OF LATINOS: AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION DEBATE ISSUE HEATS UP, LATINOS FEEL A CHILL
The Pew Hispanic Center, December 13, 2007
http://pewhispanic.org/files/reports/84.pdf
Hispanics in the United States are feeling a range of negative effects from the increased public attention and stepped up enforcement measures that have accompanied the growing national debate over illegal immigration. Just over half of all Hispanic adults in the U.S. worry that they, a family member or a close friend could be deported, a new nationwide survey of Latinos by the Pew Hispanic Center has found.
Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class
The Pew Research Center, November 13, 2007
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/634/black-public-opinion
African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class blacks and poor blacks, and nearly four in ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race, a new Pew Research Center survey has found. The survey also finds blacks less upbeat about the state of black progress now than at any time since 1983. Looking backward, just one in five blacks say things are better for blacks now than they were five years ago. Looking ahead, fewer than half of all blacks (44%) say they think life for blacks will get better in the future, down from the 57% who said so in a 1986 survey.
Muslim Integration: Challenging Conventional Wisdom in Europe and the United States
Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 20, 2007
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/070920_muslimintegration.pdf
This report shows “that despite efforts to improve the West’s collective understating of Islam and Muslim integration in American and European societies, many countries remain ill-equipped to fully incorporate these growing groups into society at large in terms of economic advancement, social mobility, and political participation. As such, the report highlights some of these shortcomings, puts forth a more accurate picture of European and U.S. Muslim communities, and presents recommendations for improving the status quo.”
PAYING THE PRICE: THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION RAIDS ON AMERICA’S CHILDREN
The Urban Institute, October 31st, 2007
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411566_immigration_raids.pdf
Over the past year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has intensified immigration enforcement activities by conducting several large-scale worksite raids across the country. From an in-depth study of three communities--Greeley, CO, Grand Island, NE and New Bedford, MA--this report details the impact of these worksite raids on the well-being of children. The report provides detailed recommendations to a variety of stakeholders to help mitigate the harmful effects of worksite raids on children.
RACE, ETHNICITY AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
American Sociological Association, September 2007
http://www.asanet.org/galleries/Research/ASARaceCrime.pdf
This research brief highlights data and research findings on racial and ethnic disparities in crime and the criminal justice system in the United States, with particular emphasis on studies that illustrate differences that can be explained by discrimination. The discussion focuses on issues relating to race/ethnicity in different stages of criminal justice processing at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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