Key facts about the changing U.S. unauthorized immigrant population
The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
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The unauthorized immigrant population’s size and composition has ebbed and flowed significantly over the past 30 years.
Latinos say they and their loved ones have faced widespread job losses and serious illness due to COVID-19. Yet satisfaction with the nation’s direction is at highest level in a decade as most say the worst of the pandemic is behind us.
Latinos with darker skin color report more discrimination experiences than Latinos with lighter skin color.
About half of Americans see their identity reflected very well in the census’s race and ethnicity questions.
The U.S. Hispanic population reached 62.1 million in 2020, an increase of 23% over the previous decade.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
About half of U.S. Hispanics said in our December 2019 survey that they had serious concerns about their place in the country.
The U.S. Hispanic population reached a record 60.6 million in 2019, up 930,000 over the previous year and up from 50.7 million in 2010.
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