Thursday, October 28, 2010

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. Latinos detect bias, poll finds

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. Latinos detect bias, poll finds: The poll also found that 70 percent of foreign-born Latinos think they are being held back by discrimination, and half of all Latinos think the United States has become less welcoming toward immigrants than it was just five years ago.

'More Latinos are seeing discrimination against Hispanics as a major problem,' said Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director of the center, which released the findings Thursday.

The results of the survey - which was conducted in English and Spanish among 1,375 native- and foreign-born Latinos from Aug. 17 through Sept. 19.