How Americans feel about making English the official language of the U.S.
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to make English its official language.
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About half of U.S. adults (51%) say it is extremely or very important for the U.S. to make English its official language.
The number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next three decades.
Naturalized citizens make up a record number of eligible voters in 2022, most of whom have lived here more than 20 years.
An estimated 36.2 million Hispanics are eligible to vote this year, up from 32.3 million in 2020.
Most say they’d move to the U.S. again if they could and cite a good comparative standard of living. But 59% also see major issues with the immigration system.
Asian Americans have been the fastest-growing group of eligible voters in the United States over roughly the past two decades and since 2020.
The number of Black eligible voters in the United States is projected to reach 34.4 million in November 2024 after several years of modest growth.
Today, 47% of U.S. women ages 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with 37% of men.
Three-quarters of voters say undocumented immigrants fill jobs citizens don’t want, while 61% say the same of legal immigrants.
Government data shows gains in education, employment and earnings for Hispanic women, but gaps with other groups remain.
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