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short readsJan 23, 2017

Obama issued fewer executive orders on average than any president since Cleveland

Obama has issued 35 executive orders per year in office, slightly fewer than the 36 per year in office that George W. Bush issued and the lowest average in 120 years.
short readsJul 6, 2017

More than half of new green cards go to people already living in the U.S.

About a million immigrants receive U.S. green cards each year, but fewer than half are new arrivals from other countries. The majority already live in the United States on temporary visas.
reportApr 17, 2017

Public Dissatisfaction With Washington Weighs on the GOP

While the party retains its advantage over the Democrats on handling terrorism, it has lost ground on immigration and foreign policy, and 68% of the public sees the Republican Party as “mostly divided.”
short readsApr 11, 2017

U.S. private prison population has declined in recent years

In 2015, about 126,000 prisoners were held in privately operated facilities under the jurisdiction of 29 states and the federal Bureau of Prisons.
reportMar 31, 2017

Are Telephone Polls Understating Support for Trump?

An experiment comparing responses to 27 questions fielded on both a telephone and a web survey found no significant mode differences in overall opinion about Trump or many of his signature policy positions.
short readsMar 23, 2017

Many lower-income Republicans see ensuring health coverage for all as a government responsibility

Lower-income Republicans are somewhat more likely than higher-income Republicans to support the Affordable Care Act, and many say ensuring health care coverage for all is a government responsibility.
short readsMay 15, 2017

In Trump era, women’s views of nation’s prospects take a negative turn

The gender divide in Donald Trump’s job approval rating is larger than for most recent presidents at comparable points early in their administrations.
reportMay 10, 2017

1. Democrats, Republicans now split on support for watchdog role

Democrats and Republicans are widely divided in several of their views of the news media, a finding that is a sharp break from just a year ago. The most striking divide is on the role of criticism by news organizations: whether it is worthwhile because it mostly keeps political leaders from doing things they shouldn’t […]
reportFeb 23, 2017

Appendix A: References

Archibold, Randal C. 2010. “Arizona Enacts Stringent Law on Immigration.” New York City, N.Y.: The New York Times, April. Blumberg, Stephen J. and Julian V. Luke. 2016. “Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2016.” Washington, D.C.: National Center for Health Statistics. June. Cohn, D’Vera and Jeffrey S. Passel. […]
short readsApr 25, 2017

As Mexican share declined, U.S. unauthorized immigrant population fell in 2015 below recession level

As the Mexican share of the total declined, the unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. in 2015 was smaller than when the Great Recession ended.

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More than half of new green cards go to people already living in the U.S.

Public Dissatisfaction With Washington Weighs on the GOP

Are Telephone Polls Understating Support for Trump?

Many lower-income Republicans see ensuring health coverage for all as a government responsibility

In Trump era, women’s views of nation’s prospects take a negative turn

1. Democrats, Republicans now split on support for watchdog role

Appendix A: References

As Mexican share declined, U.S. unauthorized immigrant population fell in 2015 below recession level

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