A new poll of Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks across the country uncovered facts that most Hispanics, Asians, and Blacks were pretty much aware of already. When it comes to race, the nation's three "chief" minorities are not on the same page.

About three-quarters of Hispanics and about two-thirds of Asians believe they will progress in this country if they work hard, the survey found. But only 44 percent of African-Americans polled said they believed that hard work would bring them success, and 66 percent of African-Americans said they did not believe that everyone in the United States had an equal opportunity to succeed.

The sample of respondents reflected the demographic makeup of the three groups in the United States population, Mr. Bendixen said. About half of Hispanics and about four-fifths of Asians in this country are immigrants, while 90 percent of blacks were born here. The survey did not ask about the legal status of the immigrants.

It reported that 93 percent of Hispanics, 92 percent of African-Americans and 73 percent of Asians said racial tension was a very important problem in the United States.

In a touching display of optimism, the NYT tried to convince readers that these stats aren't all bad. Like, even though 50 percent of black think that Hispanics are stealing jobs and political power from them, a little less than 50 percent think this isn't true! And although half of Hispanics think blacks are scary criminals, the other half thinks nothing of the sort! Thank goodness for that.