Hispanic women no longer account for the majority of immigrant births in the U.S.
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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Much of the downturn in the share of immigrant births to Hispanics has been driven by a decline in births among Mexican-origin women.
The 2020 census began in Alaska in January, and the first numbers will be published by the end of the year.
The 69 immigrants and children of immigrants in the 116th Congress claim heritage in 38 countries and are overwhelmingly Democrats.
In 18 states and the District of Columbia, Latino children accounted for at least 20% of public school kindergarten students in 2017.
In a growing number of U.S. counties, a majority of residents are Hispanic or black, reflecting the nation’s changing demographics.
The most common age was 11 for Hispanics, 27 for blacks and 29 for Asians as of last July. Multiracial Americans were by far the youngest racial or ethnic group.
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Trials are rare in the federal criminal justice system: Just 2% of criminal defendants went to trial in fiscal 2018. Acquittals are even rarer.
At least 65 of the current voting members of Congress are immigrants or the children of immigrants. These members represent nearly half of U.S. states.
The share of Latino parents who ensure the Spanish language lives on with their children declines as their immigrant connections become more distant.
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