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    Americans are more positive about the long-term rise in U.S. racial and ethnic diversity than in 2016
    In 2019, 40% of Americans identified as a race and ethnicity other than non-Hispanic White. Their combined share is predicted to increase to over 50% by 2044.
    Amid COVID-19, remittances to some Latin American nations fell sharply in April, then rebounded
    El Salvador experienced a 40% drop in remittances in April 2020 compared with April 2019, the largest decline among the six nations analyzed.
    Key findings about U.S. immigrants
    Today, more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants.
    Facts on U.S. immigrants, 2018
    Key statistics about immigrants in the United States from 1980 to 2018.
    Americans favor medical care but not economic aid for undocumented immigrants affected by COVID-19
    68% of U.S. adults say the federal government has a responsibility to provide medical care to undocumented immigrants who have COVID-19.
    With U.S.-Mexico border closed, migrant apprehensions fell by nearly half in April
    U.S. Border Patrol agents expelled or apprehended 15,862 migrants at the southwest border in April, down 47% from March.
    Populations skew older in some of the countries hit hard by COVID-19
    Some countries where COVID-19 has been deadliest – including the United States and Italy – have populations that skew considerably older than the global average.
    More than nine-in-ten people worldwide live in countries with travel restrictions amid COVID-19
    The movement of people across borders has halted in much of the world as countries close their borders in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
    Fast facts on how Greeks see migrants as Greece-Turkey border crisis deepens
    As a standoff escalates at the Greece-Turkey border, here's how people in Greece see migrants, as well as how many migrants live in Greece.
    Many immigrants with Temporary Protected Status face uncertain future in U.S.
    Roughly 317,000 immigrants from 10 countries have this status after fleeing dangerous conditions at home. Learn about where these protections stand.

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