Unauthorized Immigrants Entering the U.S. Down
An annual average of 300,000 unauthorized immigrants entered the U.S. between 2007 and 2009, down sharply from 2000 to 2005 when about 850,000 entered the U.S. each year.
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Koran and Cultural Center Put Islam in the News
A pastor’s plan to commemorate the Sept. 11 terror attacks by burning the Islamic holy book, and an imam’s desire to build a community center near the site of one of those attacks, generated significant media attention during a week of 9/11 remembrances.
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Americans Spending More Time Following the News
Overview There are many more ways to get the news these days, and as a consequence Americans are spending more time with the news than over much of the past decade. Digital platforms are playing a larger role in news consumption, and they seem to be more than making up for modest declines in the […]
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French lawmakers to take final vote on full veil ban
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Updated: Change in internet access by age group, 2000-2010
Internet adoption over the past 10 years: 93% of teens ages 12-17 go online, as do 95% of young adults ages 18-29. Seventy-nine percent of all adults ages 18 and older go online.
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Arizona Politics Get ‘Dirty’: Ben Quayle’s Website Controversy
Politics in Arizona’s 3rd congressional district sure are getting “Dirty.” Jon Hulburd, the Democratic candidate in the district, recently released a radio spot on three Christian radio stations and a conservative talk radio station accusing his Republican opponent, Ben Quayle, of contributing to TheDirty.com, a racy website about Arizona nightlife, according to Politico. In the […]