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COMMUNITY TYPE

Immigration Nation

Characteristics

Communities with large Latino populations
Medium to large cities clustered in the South and Southwest
Households with a lower than average median income

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Community Type Demographics

Ethnicity

Presidential Election Results

2004

45%
Kerry

54%
Bush

2008

51%
Obama

48%
McCain

Representative Communities

Community Type Comparison

Percent Hispanic Population

41%
Immigration Nation

7.5%
All Counties

Around the Nation

'Perfect Storm' Slugs Arizona's Border Economies

Downtown businesses in Nogales, Ariz., that rely on cross-border retail traffic from Mexico say they are struggling to survive the recession. In this Immigration Nation county, these businesses are hit both by the national recession and a drop in spending from Mexican citizens.

For U.S. Census Bureau, Foreclosures Are Cause for Concern

U.S. Census officials are worried that the 2010 survey will become especially difficult and costly to complete as foreclosed homeowners relocate to temporary housing.

Another bad month for foreclosures doesn’t tell the whole story

The latest episode in the national foreclosure story line sounds dire: Foreclosure filings in the United States rose by 5 percent in the third quarter of 2009. One in every 136 homes is now in some state of foreclosure nationally, according to the firm RealtyTrac.

The report does have a ...

Obama engages on healthcare with high approval, policy doubts

Less than eight months into Barack Obama’s presidency, it is far too soon to contemplate his chances at reelection. But at this early date, there seems to be one noticeable trait: dissonance between voters’ feelings about the president and feelings about his policies – or at least his party.

We ...

As healthcare debate rages, ranks of the uninsured grow

For the past week or so, members of Congress have been retuning to their districts and encountering crowds who are angry about healthcare reform. We’ve heard from people in communities around the US who have sent us links to stories about this – such as this one from Florida.

But ...