and the pew hispanic center is actually part of a broader larger center called the pew research center. we do public opinion surveys, but we also do a lot of look at the demographics of the hispanic community. and one of our signature products actually is, how many unauthorized immigrants are there in the country. but our point is to provide facts. what do we know about the latino population in the us and how are they changing the us and how is the us changing them? >> hinojosa: so, results of the 2010 census. we're now talking about latinos being more than 50 million? >> that's correct, 50.5 million were counted in the 50 states plus the district of columbia. and when you include the island of puerto rico, you get about another 3.8 million latinos. so the hispanic population of the u.s. has grown tremendously, by about 43% over the last decade. and that growth alone actually has accounted for more than half of the nation's population growth, so when we talk about us population growth, most of it was because of hispanic population growth. >> hinojosa: i did this test actually with some

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a pew research survey released shows middle-class incomes have fallen from nearly 73,002 just 70,000. worse, median net worth for the middle-class has eroded dramatically. down 28% in the same period. the racing two decades of genes. the professors believe those kinds of numbers impact parties in different ways. voters hold democrats more responsible for on employment rates. while republicans are held responsible for income numbers. that distinction may not matter this time around, but both numbers are paltry. what is more, obama faces the headwinds of history. no presidents since fdr have been reelected with unemployment above 8%. off the electoral map, these two professors as they see it. 270 is the magic number. whoever crosses that line wins. romney chomps obama winning 320 electoral votes to obama's 218. mitt romney takes every single swing states, including florida, pennsylvania, ohio, the key to mitt romney winning is the economy and it doesn't look like it is going to improve much before election day. in fact, economists say it could get worse. in order for obama to win, acco

mark lopez, centro hispano pew entre todos los estudiantes que estan en las escuelas publicas en estadosunidos, los latinos representan casi un 24% de todos los estudiantes estadounidenses. pero es interesante en niveles de escuela primaria, los latinos representan 1 de cada 4 de todos los estudiantes en este nivel." por primera vez, hay mas de 2 millones de jovenes latinos en la universidad, siendo el grupo minoritario mas numeroso. la casa blanca le exige al congreso 25 mil millones de dolares para evitar mas despidos de maestros, mientras que la campana de mitt romney prefiere que los padres tengan mas opciones de escuelas para sus hijos. standup: fernando pizarro, washington la policia de prince george esta en la escena de un grave accidente.. una patrulla choco dejando a un policia muerto y otro herido... lilian mass tiene lo ultimo de la investigacion..lilian.. en efecto marÍa rosa el departamento de policÍa del condado de prince george cuenta un elemento menos y otro de ellos esta en el hospital despuÉs que se accidentaran mientras ejerci Ían su labor. el incidente ocurriÓ a tempr

a pew study found this was the worst decade in modern history to be stuck in the middle.ck would be better than the reality. the middle class is falling behind. take a look. from 2001 to 2010, media net worth for a three-person median household fell. part of the reason there's such a dramatic drop income has fallen as well, ging from $73 to $69,000 for a family of three. the other factor devastating the middle class, the collapse of the housing market. their wealth, more than any other group, is tied to their home. it's become a struggle for those clinging to the middle to maintain their standard of living. who is at fault? the pew survey found americans more likely to blame congress, wall street and the bush administration before they pointed the finger at president obama. cnn contributor and columnist for "the daily beast," worst setback since world war ii. interesting the president is pretty far down the list for placing blame. how is that politically? >> politically it's extraordinary. here he's been there three years, they are blaming wall street, bush mitt romney, b

they seat you in pews. your feet don't touch the ground. and you can't read the paper; you can't talk. you just sit there for an hour, waiting until daddy gets home. and then the journalists are-- i mean, i think maybe nina totenberg gets a better seat in the house, but i knew people that were covering it. they are actually seated behind a curtain. it's some sort of, like, orthodox appr-- i mean, i think these are people who really don't like reviews. so it was an amazing piece of theater. you're sitting in these very uncomfortable pews, ready to, you know, be-- turn to hymnal page 214, and the justices are way, way up there in these big, black leather chairs that swivel and rock. and so it was an amazing performance. as a performer, i was just sort of taking in the stagecraft and thinking, "what does this mean?" i have to ask. did the secret service yell at everyone, or was it just you? [laughs] are you the problem? i was not the specific problem child, although-- it was sort of a general dressing down that started before the justices got

but does that pew survey tell the entire story? let's bring in robert frank. robert, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> okay. listen. the report is interesting because there's no doubt people are suffering. people are falling behind. net worth is wiped out. >> yep. >> but there's also some people that have been able to move up. >> correct. one of the reasons that the middle class is shrinking is that some of the middle class are becoming upper class. let's take a look at the chart over here. we have the middle class shrinking by 10 percentage points. four of those ten percentage points to the lower class. we know that story but six of those ten percentage points went to the upper class so we see middle class becoming upper class and not that the rich got richer all they did they became more numerous and look at where the upper class actually came from. 63% today's upper class actually came from the middle or lower class. so the rich is not a fixed group but a fluid group with many economic immigrants coming from the upper class. >> upward mobility exists?

we agree with pew. and there are some proposals out there. >> we've got a voter registration system that relies on paper, and where local counties and local officials are trying to make it all work and it's a mess. and it was a system that hasn't changed a whole lot since a hundred years ago when we created voter registration, when we had a wave of immigrants and former slaves who were suddenly voting, and suddenly, we put in a voter registration system. if you moved in this country toward a system of modernized voter registration, where the government, the state governments, said we have a computerized list, and if you're eligible to vote, you're 18, you're a citizen, you're eligible, you're on that roll permanently. that's how they do it in canada and britain and other countries. would add up to 65 million people to the rolls. it would cost less. and for people who are really worried about fraud, it addresses that potential as well. mickey mouse does not have a social security number. >> we're not the

mark lopez, centro hispano pew entre todos los estudiantes que estan en las escuelas publicas en estadoslos latinos representan casi un 24% de todos los estudiantes estadounidenses. pero es interesante en niveles de escuela primaria, los latinos representan 1 de cada 4 de todos los estudiantes en este nivel." por primera vez, hay mas de 2 millones de jovenes latinos en la universidad, siendo el grupo minoritario mas numeroso. la casa blanca le exige al congreso 25 mil millones de dolares para evitar mas despidos de maestros, mientras que la campana de mitt romney prefiere que los padres tengan mas opciones de escuelas para sus hijos. standup: fernando pizarro, washington d.c. en distritos escolares que se basan primordialmente en el numero de estudiantes para determinar sus presupuestos, solo en septiembre u octubre podran determinar si seran necesario o no eliminar puestos de trabajo. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision. mas adelante:. una mas adelante:. una clinica movil recorre nueva york ofreciendo pruebas de paternidad a quienes tengan dudas sobre sus hijos... temperaturas

meanwhile, another pew survey shows that a majority of american catholics shares their bishop's concerns about some obama administration policies that they say infringe on religious liberty. but the majority of catholics also plans to vote for president obama. 56% of catholics say they agree with the bishop, at the same time, 51% of catholic voters say they support a lean towards supporting the president. 42% say mitt romney. also this week, romney launched a new effort to court jewish voters emphasizing his strong support for israel. a group of christian leaders this week denounced congressional efforts to cut federal funding for tax credits that benefit the poor. they spoke in advance after house vote that reduced the current rate of the earned income and child tax credit while extending the bush era tax cuts for the wealthy. they called the proposed policy morally reprehensible. >> caviar for the wealthy. crumbs from the table for the children. these are not family values. they are faithless, immoral values. and a front to people of everything. >> now a special report. in many areas o

groups like gallup, pew research, and rasmussen are in high gear this year, checking the pulse of the nation as november approaches. >> the business has grown tremendously. if you look at the time when lou harris was polling for the candidate john kennedy, there were only a few pollsters in the field. today we have more than a dozen pollsters releasing results on a fairly regular basis and so we're inundated with poll findings. >> reporter: but, the polling business is changing. a third of u.s. households only have cell phones, and not landlines. when pollsters call cell phones, only about 10% of people actually answer all the questions. >> more people are reluctant to talk on their cell phones. we offer people incentives because they're calling people on their cell phone, it's just much more difficult to do. we estimate the average cost of interview is 50% higher in a cell phone versus landline. >> reporter: andrew kohut headed gallup back in the 80's, and now leads the pew research center. he says political polling is just a small part of what these organizations do, and has never b

a pew research survey released shows middle-class incomes have fallen from nearly 73,002 just 70,0002010. worse, median net worth for the middle-class has eroded dramatically. down 28% in the same period. the racing two decades of genes. the professors believe those kinds of numbers impact parties in different ways. voters hold democrats more responsible for on employment rates. while republicans are held responsible for income numbers. that distinction may not matter this time around, but both numbers are paltry. what is more, obama faces the headwinds of history. no presidents since fdr have been reelected with unemployment above 8%. off the electoral map, these two professors as they see it. 270 is the magic number. whoever crosses that line wins. romney chomps obama winning 320 electoral votes to obama's 218. mitt romney takes every single swing states, including florida, pennsylvania, ohio, the key to mitt romney winning is the economy and it doesn't look like it is going to improve much before election day. in fact, economists say it could get worse. in order for obama to win,

honestly. >> reporter: despite the anxiety, the pew survey of 1,300 adults showed most have not lost faith. more than half said they are optimistic about the country's long-term future. >> i think the american dream is still there. it's still intact. i think the road to getting there is much bumpier, though. >> reporter: another question they asked: what who do you blame? scott, the answer from many was very clear. two-thirds of those middle-class americans blamed congress. >> pelley: anna, thank you. the nonpartisan congressional budget office warned today that it is likely we will have another recession next year unless an agreement is reached this year on taxes and spending. the c.b.o. said a new recession could cost the country two million jobs. the federal reserve is trying to head off another downturn and in minutes of its latest meeting released today it indicated that the fed is ready to take new action to boost the economy as soon as next month. britain joined the united states today in opening the door to the possible use of military force in syria's civil war. prime minist

an interesting report from pew research.op taking heat now for its strict platform on abortion. but the party is also taking some tough stances, some familiar stances on immigration and even voter i.d. laws. up next we'll talk with the cochair of the rnc platform committee, congresswoman marsha blackburn will join me after the break. but first there is a lot going on today. here are some things we just thought you should know. a documentary critical of president obama is set to be released nationwide this weekend. the film 2016. obama's america. it's based on a book "the roots of obama's rage." here is a look at the trailer if you have not seen it. >> obama has a dream, a dream from his father. that the sins of colonialism be set right and america be downsized. which dream will be carried into 2016? >> so the film has already become a number two grossing documentary of the year. but it has yet to break even. it's also been highly criticized for inaccuracies. andy schneider from the group twisted sister is telling paul ryan t

>> it is close, but when i looked at the data this week from the pew poll.n recollection are behind this in the right way. one of the things that struck me about the pew poll which did find majority support for the issue, and particular surge among democratic supporters, is the gender gap. let me see if i can find these numbers. in the pew poll women favor marriage equality 51% to 40%. men oppose it 47-43 opposition. but i think there's no path to the white house without the women as we have observed time and again in the overtures that the president has made. so that group, i think is important. also youth who overwhelmingly support this. and whether they identify as conservative liberal, or moderate, and somewhere in between. and they are hitting the right notes with the right people who need to be spoken to on the issue. >> i have heard one political analyst say that. this election -- as much as we hear so much talk about the independents but a huge amount of americans are for the right? >> yes, and it's reviewing where people stand. it's the party catchi

i know you do work with the pew environmental -- >> pew environment group. >> for shark conservation.aving these creatures. >> right. definitely. >> tell me why. what kind of threats are they facing? >> i got a call from pew environment group, her name is debby solomone and she explained the plight of sharks. she basically said up to 73 million sharks are killed annually because of shark finning. she explained that shark finning is when you take, when fishing boats go out into the high seas and take the sharks out of the water. they cut off their fins and throw them back into the water to drown. and i just thought that was terrible. that was just, i just couldn't believe that they were doing that. and she further explained to me that we need sharks in our oceans. basically if you love oceans and you love seafood, you should really care for the sharks, too. >> i don't understand just emotionally how you went from almost losing your life to one of these to becoming one of its protectors. a lot of people will go the opposite direction and want to have laws against them. >> well, you know

the pew research center asked those questions of about a thousand people nationwide. for more on that poll, jeff is on the floor with pew's andy kohut now. >> brown: andy, what are people saying that they're interested in, in these conventions? >> well, we did a poll this weekend of a thousand people. interest in this convention is pretty much on par about half of the public said they're interested in either somewhat or a great deal in following what's going on. but the top thing that they're interested in is the republican platform. 55% say they want to hear about that. >> brown: when you say the republican platform. we were just listening to governor mcdonnell talk to judy about that. you mean particular issues? what do you think >> it's a sense of what do the republicans really stand for? there's a great interest both here and for the democratic interest to hear about policy and there's a lot of personal stuff going on on politics today. the public is concerned about the well being of the country. what do these people want to do? and what do the democrats want to d

in 2008, another pew survey assessed the tone of the presidential campaign between barack obama and john mccain. it found that fewer than a third of the stories about mr. obama were