Pew: Hispanics split on issues before Trump inauguration
*Why you should read this: Because U.S. Latino attitudes have changed with the Trump administration. Because more Latinos feel they are not part of the U.S. fabric. VL
By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/Seattle Times (3 minute read) 
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Hispanic immigrants who were neither born in the United States nor have a permanent resident card said they were concerned about their place in the United States, even before the Trump administration made clear its intentions to aggressively crack down on illegal immigration, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Thursday.
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The survey, taken in December and January, showed that 55 percent of Hispanics surveyed who were foreign born and neither U.S. citizens nor legal residents — a group Pew said was the most likely to be in the country without authorization — said they had serious concerns about their place in America after President Donald Trump’s election. Their concerns were shared by 49 percent of Hispanic lawful permanent residents.
But that number changed significantly for Hispanics who are born in the United States or naturalized U.S. citizens. Fifty-nine percent of U.S.-born Hispanics said they were confident about their place in America, along with 60 percent of those U.S. citizens who were foreign-born.
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