In Vice President Kamala Harris, we can see how America has changed
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Kamala Harris embodies trends that have been unfolding over recent decades. As a result, many Americans can see themselves in her story.
Some countries where COVID-19 has been deadliest – including the United States and Italy – have populations that skew considerably older than the global average.
Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
Remittances – money sent by migrants to their home countries – are projected to fall by a record 20% this year.
Globally, women are younger than their male partners. They also are more likely to age alone and to live in single-parent households.
In this 2015 post, we explore how Americans’ views of immigration have shifted since the enactment of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act.
For the first time in modern history, the world’s population is expected to virtually stop growing by the end of this century.
Recently arrived immigrants have markedly different education, income and other characteristics from those who have been in the U.S. for longer.
Every UN member state faces a periodic review of its human rights record. But the issues raised in these reviews can vary depending on which countries are doing the reviewing.
Much of the downturn in the share of immigrant births to Hispanics has been driven by a decline in births among Mexican-origin women.
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