How removing unauthorized immigrants from census statistics could affect House reapportionment
If unauthorized U.S. immigrants aren’t counted, 3 states could each lose a seat they otherwise would have had and 3 others each could gain one.
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If unauthorized U.S. immigrants aren’t counted, 3 states could each lose a seat they otherwise would have had and 3 others each could gain one.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults say undocumented immigrants mostly fill jobs U.S. citizens do not want.
About eight-in-ten Latino registered voters and U.S. voters overall rate the economy as very important to their vote.
El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.
91% of Democrats favor granting legal status to immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children; 54% of Republicans say the same.
The coronavirus outbreak inflicted disruptions on 2020 census operations, raising questions about how accurate the decennial count will be.
68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
About half of U.S. Hispanics said in our December 2019 survey that they had serious concerns about their place in the country.
The Black population in the U.S. is diverse and growing. Our analysis explores the demographic characteristics of this population in 2019.
The educational attainment of recently arrived Latino immigrants in the U.S. has reached its highest level in at least three decades.
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