Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023
The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
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The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.
The most common kinds of government restrictions on religion in 2021 included harassment of religious groups and interference in worship.
Between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who identify with Christianity remained stable at about 2%.
91% of Americans have unfavorable views of Russia and 83% have unfavorable views of China.
As of the third quarter of 2021, 50.3% of U.S. adults 55 and older said they were out of the labor force due to retirement.
The shares of American 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun on an almost daily basis have dropped from nearly a decade ago.
China has had the world’s largest population since at least 1950 but is now projected to experience an absolute decline as early as 2023.
Republican lawmakers have produced three-quarters of recent congressional social media posts that mention places and people in Asia.
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