Latinos’ Views on the Migrant Situation at the U.S.-Mexico Border
U.S. Hispanics are less likely than other Americans to say increasing deportations or a larger wall along the border will help the situation.
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U.S. Hispanics are less likely than other Americans to say increasing deportations or a larger wall along the border will help the situation.
The U.S. population grew by 24.5 million from 2010 to 2022, and Hispanics accounted for 53% of this increase.
El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.
Key statistics about immigrants in the United States from 1980 to 2018.
There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population.
Since 2000, the size of the immigrant electorate has nearly doubled. More than 23 million U.S. immigrants will be eligible to vote in the 2020 presidential election.
There were a record 44.8 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018, making up 13.7% of the nation’s population. This represents a more than fourfold increase since 1960.
There were a record 44.4 million immigrants living in the U.S. in 2017, making up 13.6% of the nation’s population.
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