Less than half the public views border wall as an important goal for U.S. immigration policy
Only 39% of Americans view building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border as a very or somewhat important goal.
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Only 39% of Americans view building a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border as a very or somewhat important goal.
As 2017 begins, populist politics are on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic.
Obama is on pace to become the first president since Carter to leave the White House with a smaller federal prison population than when he took office.
While the idea of raising the minimum wage is broadly popular, efforts to do so at the national level have stalled. We gathered key facts looking at the issue.
Asian and Pacific Islander high school seniors are the most likely to say they like science, while blacks are the least likely.
There is no clear consensus among the Israeli public over whether settlements help the country’s security.
The share of U.S. adults who describe themselves as Christians has been declining for decades, but the U.S. Congress is about as Christian today as it was in the early 1960s.
More than 40 years after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, 69% of Americans say the historic ruling should not be completely overturned.
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