deteriorated in the past year, rivaling views during the Great Recession % who say the situation of Hispanics, /Latinos in this country today is compared with one year ago
Half of Latinos say their situation in the U.S. has worsened over the past year, up from 32% in the weeks after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election and the highest level since the Great Recession.1 In addition, more say they have serious concerns about their place in American society now (49%) than in 2017 (41%). And a majority (55%) say they are worried that they, a family member or close friend could be deported.
Hispanics say their situation in U.S. has  | deteriorated in the past year, rivaling  | views during the Great Recession  | % who say the situation of Hispanics, /Latinos in this  | country today is compared with one year ago  | Great  | 58  | Recession  | 54  | 50  | 49 47 Worse  | 46  | Worse  | 38%  | 38  | 32  | About  | 33  | 35  | 36 the About  | 25  | same  | 23  | 26  | 21  | 15 Better  | 16 15 Better  | 15  | 13  | 13  | 2007 '88  | "11  | 13 '14  | "17 '18  | Note: Voluntary responses of Don't know/Refused not shown.  | Shaded warea marks the Great Recession, which ran from December  | 2007 to June 2009  | Source: National Survey of Latinos conducted July 26-Sept. 9. 2018  | "More Latinos Have Serious Concerns About Their Place in America  | Under Trump"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 