How many?

 How many Latinos do you see a day? How many Latinos do you work with?  Two or three? Maybe more… It depends where you live.

How many Latinos live in the United States?

This is a question that you may have asked yourself before, or asked other person, but you really are not sure about the answer. Many. That’s a good answer, but not precise.

According to research made by the Pew Research Center in 2010 there is 50,730,000 Latinos living in The United States. There are states that are more populated than others due to the opportunities offered and the Spanish-speaking population of it.

 

"The ten largest Latino population groups"

Ranking	Origin	Population
1.	Mexicans	32,916,000
2.	Puerto Ricans	4,683,000
3.	Cubans	1,884,000
4.	Salvadorans	1,827,000
5.	Dominicans	1,509,000
6.	Guatemalans	1,108,000
7.	Colombians	972,000
8.	Hondurans	731,000
9.	Ecuadorians	665,000
10.	Peruvians	609,000

When did Latinos first come to the United States?

There was significant colonization by Spain in the American Southwest on the 16^th century. The whole Southwest from Texas westward to California was a Spanish-speaking territory with its own distinctive heritage, culture, and customs for many decades.

The immigration wave in the United States started during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920.  The main reason why people decided to come to America, were to seek economic stability, safety, and just a general better lifestyle.

Click here to watch a video of Hispanics living in the U.S.

Now, the reasons why immigrants come to America have not change very much. The majority of immigrants come from South and Central America. They are looking to live the “American dream” which for Hispanics is a better-paid job, a safe place to live, great education, and lots of professional opportunities. Also, because the people that are able to come to the United States and find stability, are able to help financially their relatives that are still at their country of origin. They send remittances which are money orders sent through mail, money orders or banks. This remittances constitute a big percentage of economic growth of developing countries such as Central and South American countries.

This is a great website where you can find reports about Latinos in the U.S. and news: www.pewhispanic.org

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