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    1. Nationalism, immigration and minorities

    Europe’s religious landscape is changing: The Christian share of the population is declining while the religiously unaffiliated population is increasing. In addition, Muslim populations in Western European countries continue to grow in both absolute and percentage terms due to immigration, relatively high fertility rates, and a relatively young population. Jewish populations, meanwhile, appear to be […]

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    Methodology

    International data for this report were downloaded from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) interactive processing tool on Sept. 26, 2017. International analysis is based on calendar year. Most U.S. data for this report were downloaded from the interactive processing tool of the U.S. State Department’s Refugee Processing Center on Oct. 2, 2017. […]

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    Appendix A: References

    Asylum Information Database. 2017. “Germany country report.” Brussels, Belgium: European Council of Refugees and Exiles, March. Asylum Information Database. 2017. “Belgium country report.” Brussels, Belgium: European Council of Refugees and Exiles, February. Collins, Katie. 2016. “Inside Germany’s repurposed buildings that house refugees.” San Francisco, CA: CNET, October. Connor, Phillip. 2017. “The digital footprints of Europe’s […]

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    Income Inequality in the U.S. Is Rising Most Rapidly Among Asians

    The gap in the standard of living between Asians near the top and the bottom of the income ladder nearly doubled from 1970 to
    2016. Amid rising inequality overall, Asians displaced blacks as the most economically divided major U.S. racial or ethnic group.

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    Methodology

    The estimates presented in this report are based on data from Eurostat, Europe’s statistical agency. Eurostat is a central repository of the European Union’s economic, environmental and population data. Its goal is to provide high-quality statistics that enable comparisons across countries. Eurostat also provides nationality and country of application data for asylum applications. It contains […]

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    Acknowledgments

    The report was written by Phillip Connor, senior researcher. Mark Hugo Lopez, director of global migration and demography research; James Bell, vice president of global strategy; and Neil Ruiz, associate director of global migration and demography reviewed the report and provided editorial comments. The report was number checked by Jynnah Radford and Antonio Flores, research […]