Being Latino in the United States is harder today than it was a year ago, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The report, which is based on a bilingualsurvey of over 1,500 Hispanic and Latino adults over the last few months, identifies increasing pessimism among Latinos about their place in America—even more than they felt soon after President Donald Trump was elected.
Here's what you need to know about the survey.
NEARLY HALF OF LATINOS SAY THEIR SITUATION HAS GROWN WORSE IN THE LAST YEAR
Forty-seven percent answered that the situation for Latinos in this country today is worse than one year ago—up from 32 percent after Trump's election. Close to one in four have been reprimanded for speaking Spanish in public, and those who primarily speak Spanish were more likely to have reported discrimination. And a majority—55 percent—say they worry about being deported or seeing a loved one deported, regardless of their own immigration status, especially as stories of family separation, child abuse, protection rollbacks, and more dominate the news. Research shows that stress takes a toll on mental health too.
[For more on this story by EMMA SARAPPO, go to https://psmag.com/news/latinos...heir-place-in-the-us]
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