Number of babies born to unauthorized immigrants in U.S. continued to decline in 2014
About 275,000 babies were born to unauthorized-immigrant parents in 2014, a decline from 330,000 in 2009.
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About 275,000 babies were born to unauthorized-immigrant parents in 2014, a decline from 330,000 in 2009.
Federal officials are proposing new changes to census questions on racial and Hispanic identity.
The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S. – 11.1 million in 2014 – has remained essentially stable since 2009 after nearly two decades of changes.
The estimated total – 11.1 million in 2014 – has steadied since the end of the recession as the number declined from Mexico but grew from other countries.
The U.S. is projected to have no racial or ethnic group as its majority within the next several decades, but that day apparently is already here for the nation’s youngest children.
Anyone who has filed a U.S. tax return, applied for a Social Security number or signed up for Medicare has given personal data to the government. So when the Census Bureau counts the American public, can it use the information that other federal agencies have already collected?
The nation’s largest annual demography conference, the Population Association of America meeting, featured new research on topics including couples who live in separate homes, children of multiracial couples, transgender Americans, immigration law enforcement and how climate change affects migration.
We gathered key facts for this year’s Population Association of America (PAA) meeting.
The 2020 census could be the first in which most Americans are counted over the internet.
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