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    Europe’s Far-Right Anger Is Moving Mainstream

    In the wake of the Brexit vote in Britain and the recent Italian referendum, and with national elections looming in 2017 in the Netherlands, France, and Germany, there is concern that Europe may be inundated by a populist wave.

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    3. Political values: Government regulation, environment, immigration, race, views of Islam

    The public remains divided over government regulation of business. While 45% say regulation is necessary to protect the public interest, about as many (48%) say government regulation of business usually does more harm than good. As in the past, Republicans and Democrats take opposing views of government regulation: 71% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents think […]

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    16 striking findings from 2016

    In 2016, Pew Research Center examined an array of topics in America – from immigration to the growing divide between Republicans and Democrats – as well as many from around the globe.

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    What It Takes to Truly Be ‘One of Us’

    In a number of countries, people place a low premium on the importance of being native born to national identity. However, many
    say speaking the dominant language and sharing customs is important to “truly” be considered a national.

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    Theme 5: Algorithmic categorizations deepen divides

    Two lines of thinking about societal divisions were embodied in many respondents’ answers. First, they predicted that an algorithm-assisted future will widen the gap between the digitally savvy, who are the most desired customers in the new information ecosystem, and disadvantage those who are not nearly as connected or able to participate. The second observation […]

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    1. Industries of unauthorized immigrant workers

    Unauthorized immigrants are unevenly distributed across some industrial sectors and occupations in the U.S. economy. Compared with their 5% share of the overall civilian workforce, they are a higher share in some types of employment and a lower share in others. They tend to cluster in sectors and occupations that offer low-skilled work, due in […]