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Articles: The Coming Hispanic Civil Rights Movement

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Hispanics Grow Cool to G.O.P., Poll Finds

A new survey shows that Hispanics have grown negative toward the Republican Party during the immigration fight and lean liberal on social issues like gay marriage.

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California Reaches Out to Educate Latino Community on New Insurance Exchange | PBS NewsHour | Sept. 30, 2013

On the eve of open enrollment for insurance exchanges as part of the Affordable Care Act, the state of California is making a big push among Latinos, who make up a third of of the uninsured nationwide.

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Film Has Grossed An Estimated $38.6 Million to Date, Becoming Fourth Highest-Grossing Foreign-Language Film of All Time in the U.S.

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Here's a look at the Hispanic population in the United States.

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How Latino Americans Have Shaped the U.S. and Fought for Acceptance | PBS NewsHour | Sept. 13, 2013

From Spanish settlers to immigration reform, the Hispanic-American experience stretches centuries and predates Plymouth Rock. 

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As the share of Hispanics who speak Spanish falls, the share that speaks only English at home is expected to rise.

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Spanish is, by far, the most spoken non-English language in the U.S., but not all Spanish speakers are Hispanic. Some 2.8 million non-Hispanics speak Spanish at home today.

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Only Mexico is home to more Latinos than the U.S.

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Eighty-six percent of Latinas say they are the primary or joint decision-maker for every product category in the survey.

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U.S. Hispanics Buy More Groceries At Convenience Stores Than Non-Hispanics, Study Finds

If you speak Spanish and live in the U.S., you are far more likely to do your grocery shopping at the nearest convenience store.

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Sequestration hits Hispanic families hard

For people heavily reliant on social services, especially Latinos, the cuts have had sharp effects.

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Latinos Outlive Whites in the U.S. by Four Years

Latinos outlive whites in the U.S. by four years, new research shows.

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Latinos important constituency in health care overhaul

While Latinos comprise a small fraction of Minnesota's population , they are a big part of the uninsured population. One in eight Latinos lacks health insurance. That makes Latino communities a likely focus for efforts to reduce the number of Minnesotans lacking health coverage.

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Beyond Marco Rubio: five Latino politicians you should know

Florida Senator Marco Rubio is just one of the rising Hispanic stars in US politics. Here's five more.

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New AP computer science course aims to bring more Latinos, women into the field

A new Pew Hispanic Report finds Latino college students have reached new milestones in enrollment rates.

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America's Assimilating Hispanics

The Wall Street Journal argues the evidence shows they are following the path of earlier immigrants.