U.S. Hispanic population surpassed 60 million in 2019, but growth has slowed
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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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.
More than 11 million Asian Americans will be able to vote this year, making up nearly 5% of the eligible voters in the United States.
About nine-in-ten Americans say conflicts between Democrats and Republicans are strong or very strong; 71% say these conflicts are very strong.
California has more immigrant eligible voters (5.5 million) than any other state, followed by New York, Florida, Texas and New Jersey.
91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
From 2010 to 2019, the U.S. population increased by 18.9 million, and Hispanics accounted for more than half of this growth.
90% of the decrease in employment between February and March arose from positions that could not be teleworked.
The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
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