Why Isn't the Hispanic Poverty Rate Rising?

It is often assumed that, as the size of the undocumented population grows, poverty rates among Hispanics will increase. But in fact poverty rates have proven to be stable. Why?

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Author: 

Marybeth J. Mattingly,
Juan M. Pedroza
Publisher: 
Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality
Publication Date: 
May 2015