Key findings about Black immigrants in the U.S.
The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
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The number of Black immigrants living in the country reached 4.6 million in 2019, up from roughly 800,000 in 1980.
At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.
At least 76 of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country.
Georgia’s changing electoral makeup has been the focus of renewed attention in the 2020 election cycle.
More than one-third of Black eligible voters in the U.S. live in nine of the nation’s most competitive states.
The U.S. Black population is growing. At the same time, how Black people self-identify is changing, with increasing shares considering themselves multiracial or Hispanic.
Ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, here’s a look at how elections are run in the United States and other countries around the world.
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Remittances – money sent by migrants to their home countries – are projected to fall by a record 20% this year.
No world region has reached gender parity in the share of legislative seats held by women. Only three nations individually have reached or surpassed parity.
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