Mark Hugo Lopez

Latinos agree that the U.S. immigration system needs an overhaul; large shares say it requires major changes or needs to be completely rebuilt.

The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.

Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.

Latino voters are less likely than all U.S. voters to say they are extremely motivated to vote in the upcoming presidential election.

Hispanic registered voters in the U.S. express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak.

About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.

The term Latinx has emerged in recent years as a gender-neutral alternative to the pan-ethnic terms Latino, Latina and Hispanic. However, awareness of Latinx is relatively low among the population it is meant to describe.

As the nation’s economy contracted at a record rate in recent months, the group’s unemployment rate rose sharply, particularly among Hispanic women, and remains higher among Hispanic workers than U.S. workers overall.

About half of U.S. Hispanics said in our December 2019 survey that they had serious concerns about their place in the country.

The U.S. Hispanic population reached a record 60.6 million in 2019, up 930,000 over the previous year and up from 50.7 million in 2010.