On Thursday, July 3, 2014 11:29 AM, Pew Research Center Hispanic Trends Project <hispanic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Unaccompanied child migrants, wage gap, minority births Note: This newsletter was sent on a Thurday due to the July 4 holiday. The regular schedule is every other Friday. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. NUMBERS, FACTS AND TRENDS SHAPING YOUR WORLD July 03, 2014 Fact Tank blog DHS: Violence, poverty, is driving children to flee Central America to U.S. Of the thousands of unaccompanied children apprehended at the U.S. border in recent months, many can be attributed to poverty and regional violence in three Central American countries, a new U.S. Department of Homeland Security document finds. The documents details the specific hometowns and cities of unaccompanied children apprehended at the U.S. border. San Pedro Sula in Honduras, the city with the world's highest murder rate, leads the list. read more >> More from the blog Wage gap between high and low earners rising most among Hispanics The earnings gap in the nation’s workforce has widened in recent years as the pay of high-wage workers has risen and the pay of low-wage workers has fallen. But while this double-edged phenomenon affects all racial and ethnic groups, Hispanics may be feeling the impact more acutely than others. READ MORE >> Falloff in births slows shift to a majority-minority youth population The sharp decline in U.S. births after the onset of the Great Recession—especially among Hispanics—has slowed the nation’s transition to a majority-minority youth population, according to new Census Bureau data. Young Americans are far more likely than older ones to be racial or ethnic minorities. But minorities are not yet the majority of any age group, even babies. READ MORE >> U.S. Hispanic and Asian populations growing, but for different reasons U.S. births have been the primary driving force behind the increase in the Hispanic population since 2000. By comparison, growth in the Asian American population has been fueled primarily by immigration. READ MORE >> After decades of GOP support, Cubans shifting toward the Democratic Party The party affiliation of Cubans has undergone a shift over the past decade. Today, less than half (47%) of Cuban registered voters nationwide say they identify with or lean toward the Republican Party—down from the 64% who said the same about the GOP more than a decade ago. READ MORE >> HISPANIC TRENDS PROJECT MEDIA MENTIONS Wage gap rising the most among Hispanic workers July 1 - VOXXI Latest From Census: U.S. Latino Growth, But Not By Immigration June 26 - NBC News Report: More native-born Latinos, and more Asian immigrants June 26 - KPCC U.S. population growth tilts toward Asians June 26 - USA Today More U.S. Cubans Are Shifting To Democratic Party June 24 - NBC News Most Latino Workers Are US-Born And Not Immigrants, New Study Finds June 23 - Latin times Newsletter Sign Up Follow the Pew Research Center on Twitter, Facebook and RSS. This email was sent to wmejia8a@xxxxxxxxx unsubscribe from newsletter | update subscription preferences © PEW RESEARCH CENTER | 1615 L Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20036