U.S. Christians more likely than ‘nones’ to say situation at the border is a crisis
Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
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Majorities of White Christian groups say the large number of migrants seeking to enter at the border with Mexico is a “crisis” for the United States.
At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
16 states and the territory of American Samoa still observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday exclusively called Columbus Day.
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
The food stamp program is one of the larger federal social welfare initiatives, and in its current form has been around for nearly six decades.
At least 76 of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
Only 21 of the nearly 2,400 people who have served as a state governor since U.S. independence have resigned under pressure.
The $7.25 federal minimum wage is used in just 21 states, which collectively account for about 40% of all U.S. wage and salary workers.
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