Changing Channels and Crisscrossing Cultures: A Survey of Latinos on the News Media, 2004

Nearly all Hispanic adults born in the United States of immigrant parents report they are fluent in English. By contrast, only a small minority of their parents describe themselves as skilled English speakers.

A survey of U.S. Latinos shows that views are not unanimous on unauthorized migrants and U.S. policy toward them.

Getting the news could be the single most extensive cross-cultural experience for the Hispanic population in America.

Getting the news could be the single most extensive cross-cultural experience for the Hispanic population in America, according to a report issued today the Pew Hispanic Center. A growing number of Hispanics switch between English and Spanish to get the news. Rather than two audiences sharply segmented by language, the survey shows that many more Latinos get at least some of their news in both English and Spanish than in just one language or the other.