Why Asian Immigrants Come to the U.S. and How They View Life Here
Most say they’d move to the U.S. again if they could and cite a good comparative standard of living. But 59% also see major issues with the immigration system.
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25 Years After 9/11, a Portrait of Muslim Americans
Some Americans still see Muslims through the lens of the terrorist attacks. Yet Muslims are a growing, vibrant part of the country’s political and religious landscape.
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Young adults and religion in 2026
Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The number of states all but guaranteed to elect their first woman governor next week. They are Minnesota and Tennessee, where both major-party candidates are women.
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👷 Who sees themselves as working class?
Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The share of U.S. adults under 30 who say they spend too much time on their smartphone. Around four-in-ten in this age group report that they’re on their device “almost constantly.”
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Trump and Harris Supporters Differ on Mass Deportations but Favor Border Security, High-Skilled Immigration
A majority of Trump backers say more immigrants would make life worse for people like them, while most Harris backers say life wouldn’t change.
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Trump’s Job Rating Drops, Key Policies Draw Majority Disapproval as He Nears 100 Days
Trump’s approval rating stands at 40%, and Americans mostly disapprove of his tariffs and government cuts.
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2. How different groups of U.S. Hispanics describe ‘machismo’
Descriptions of machismo differ among Hispanics by language dominance, nativity and immigrant generation, and whether their partner is also Hispanic.
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U.S. immigrant population in 2023 saw largest increase in more than 20 years
The number of immigrants living in the U.S. grew by about 1.6 million people in 2023, the largest annual increase by number since 2000.
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With Americans in a Sour Mood, Democratic Voters Are More Engaged in Midterms
The 2026 midterm election comes amid deep public dissatisfaction with the state of the nation and near-record low approval ratings for Trump.
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Acknowledgments
This report was written by Jeffrey S. Passel, senior demographer, and Jens Manuel Krogstad, senior writer/editor. Editorial guidance was provided by Mark Hugo Lopez, director, race and ethnicity research; Sahana Mukherjee, associate director, race and ethnicity research; and Stephanie Kramer, senior researcher. The report was reviewed by Michael Dimock, president; and Neha Sahgal, vice president, […]