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People hold Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan flags during a protest showing support for Cubans demonstrating against their government in Miami on July 18. The US. Latino population has grown significantly in the last decade.

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Key Facts About The U.S. Latino Population To Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

12:47pm September 15, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Pew Research Center has been tracking key facts and figures on U.S. Latinos for years. Here are some of the latest highlights.

Michael Stevens, senior executive vice president of Vaughan Furniture Company, sits at his desk in Galax, Va. Following the decline of the furniture production industry in Galax, the Vaughan Furniture Company was forced to largely shut down. Now Stevens o

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Amid A Hispanic Boom, Conflicting Feelings On Immigration

11:27am July 17, 2018

by Melissa Block

In southwest Virginia, Galax was once a traditional small-town mountain community. It now has one of the fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the state.

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From left to right: Felito Diaz, Julio Cesar Santiago, Richard Lopez and Irma Bermudez meet at Casa Esperanza, a treatment and transitional housing program in Roxbury, Mass.

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What Explains The Rising Overdose Rate Among Latinos?

2:03pm May 16, 2018

by Martha Bebinger

Opioid addiction is often portrayed as a white problem, but overdose rates are now rising faster among Latinos and blacks. Cultural and linguistic barriers may put Latinos at greater risk.