Juhem Navarro-Rivera

Juhem Navarro-Rivera is an author at Religion News Service.

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SCOTUS Aligns With American Public Opinion on Alabama Immigration Law

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — April 30, 2013
By refusing to hear a case on Alabama's immigration law and letting the lower court decision stand, the Supreme Court’s decision more closely aligns with public preferences for federally-based solutions to immigration.

The Religious Roots of New England’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — April 25, 2013
If Rhode Island legalizes gay marriage, it will make New England the first region where all states have legalized marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

Border Security: The Bipartisan Glue

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — April 23, 2013
Americans’ perceptions of deportations influence their support for a path to citizenship for immigrants currently living in the country illegally, which make have an impact on bipartisan support for the new immigration bill.

The Political Potential of Evangélicos

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — April 10, 2013
Can evangélicos become an important force in American politics?

The Slow Decline of America’s Pastime

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — April 3, 2013
This week in cities across North America another baseball season is commencing. Known as “America’s pastime,” baseball has, in reality, seen its cultural influence decline with the rise of other professional sports, including football.

Our Corner | NBC Latino

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — March 29, 2013
In an op-ed for NBC Latino, PRRI Research Associate Juhem Navarro-Rivera explores the ongoing tug-of-war within the Republican Party between Hispanic Americans and the Tea Party.

Pope Francis and Hispanic American Catholics

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — March 18, 2013
As the first Pope from the region that currently includes a plurality of the world’s Catholic population, Pope Francis I's election signals the importance of Latin America to the Church. Francis’ election may also help rekindle Catholicism among those in the U.S. with roots in Latin America: the Hispanic population.

Latinos and the Tea Party

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — February 20, 2013
In the wake of Obama’s strong performance among Hispanic voters in the 2012 election, the Tea Party Express, the largest Tea Party organization, has announced that it will start an outreach campaign to attract Hispanic voters.

Gaps Between Hispanics, Republicans on Issues Addressed in the State of the Union

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — February 13, 2013
Despite the GOP's recent efforts to reach out to Hispanic Americans, public opinion data shows that Republicans and Hispanic Americans tend to disagree on the issues mentioned in President Obama's State of the Union address and Senator Marco Rubio’s response.

On Darwin’s Birthday, Americans and Politicians Divided on Evolution

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — February 11, 2013
American attitudes about evolution more than 200 years after Darwin’s birth and more than 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species remain complex.

Will Bipartisan Senate Proposal Find Support in the House?

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — February 1, 2013
How will the Republican-controlled House of Representatives tackle immigration reform, given the sharp partisan divides on the issue?

E Pluribus, Nullus

By Juhem Navarro-Rivera — January 30, 2013
Harnessing the religiously unaffiliated, a fast-growing but diverse demographic, may pose a challenge for America’s secular leadership
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