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Refugee admissions to the U.S. are dropping sharply in Trump’s second term
3+ week, 6+ day ago (680+ words) States has fallen significantly during President Donald Trump’s second term in office and could hit its lowest...part of fiscal 2025 and all of fiscal 2024.) The Trump administration has set an admissions ceiling for...changes in U.S. refugee admissions since…...
Refugee admissions to the U.S. have dropped sharply during Trump’s second term
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (97+ words) admissions to the U.S. have dropped sharply during Trump’s second term Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings...
International views of the U.S. and its president are increasingly correlated
2+ week, 2+ day ago (711+ words) positive among people who have confidence in President Donald Trump to do the right thing regarding world affairs–...During Joe Biden’s presidency, as well as during Trump’s first term, there was a much weaker relationship...correlation coefficients here.) The…...
Global??? August 2026
2+ week, 2+ day ago (176+ words) A digest of the Center’s latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ As children in the United States head back to school, some of them will have world language classes on their schedules. We asked…...
The U.S. trailed Canada and Australia in resettling refugees in 2025
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (65+ words) YearU.S.CanadaAustralia201071,35512,0858,516201151,44212,9139,226201266,2809,6105,933201366,24512,16013,169201473,00412,26211,574201566,50219,9979,386201696,85846,69110,586201733,36226,58915,115201822,91228,05812,706201927,50130,08218,24020209,5869,2283,687202113,67520,4033,343202228,94547,55017,325202375,04351,09815,2232024105,53149,26117,211202511,51338,77118,804 The U.S. trailed Canada and Australia in resettling refugees in 2025 Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings...
Americans have grown more skeptical that a woman will be president in their lifetime
1+ week, 4+ day ago (545+ words) Two years after Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful run for president, a rising share of Americans say it’s unlikely a woman will be elected president in their lifetime. Some 37% of Americans now say it’s not too or not at all likely that…...
Origins of recent refugees to the United States
4+ week, 6+ hour ago (140+ words) YearCountryNumber from countryShare of all refugees to U.S.Rank2016Congo, Democratic Republic16,37019%12016Syria12,58715%22016Myanmar12,34715%32016Iraq9,88012%42016Somalia9,02011%52017Congo, Democratic Republic9,37717%12017Iraq6,88613%22017Syria6,55712%32017Somalia6,13011%42017Myanmar5,0789%52018Congo, Democratic Republic7,88335%12018Myanmar3,55816%22018Ukraine2,63512%32018Bhutan2,22810%42018Eritrea1,2706%52019Congo, Democratic Republic12,95843%12019Myanmar4,93216%22019Ukraine4,45115%32019Eritrea1,7576%42019Afghanistan1,1984%52020Congo, Democratic Republic2,86824%12020Myanmar2,11518%22020Ukraine1,92716%32020Afghanistan6045%42020Iraq5375%52021Congo, Democratic Republic4,89143%12021Syria1,24611%22021Afghanistan8728%32021Ukraine8037%42021Myanmar7727%52022Congo, Democratic Republic7,81031%12022Syria4,55618%22022Myanmar2,1568%32022Sudan1,6697%42022Afghanistan1,6186%52023Congo, Democratic Republic18,14530%12023Syria10,78118%22023Afghanistan6,59411%32023Myanmar6,18510%42023Guatemala1,7483%52024Congo, Democratic Republic19,92320%12024Afghanistan14,70815%22024Venezuela12,87513%32024Syria11,27411%42024Myanmar7,3477%52025Afghanistan6,75818%12025Congo, Democratic Republic5,67215%22025Venezuela4,55912%32025Syria4,55312%42025Myanmar3,5999%52026South Africa10,255100%12026Afghanistan30.03%2 Origins of recent refugees to the United States Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings...
How Republicans and Democrats see their own ideology – and their party’s
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (545+ words) Democrats and Republicans vary a lot in how they rate themselves ideologically, and most don’t see themselves in perfect alignment with their party. In both coalitions, those who say they are more liberal or conservative than their party are also…...
Who Sees Themselves as Working Class?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1391+ words) Most Americans think of themselves as “working class” today: Overall, 60% of U.S. adults say the term describes them well. And the identity is widely adopted by people across all income and educational groups – including half of both Americans who…...
Partisan gap in presidential approval is wider now than in past decades
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (73+ words) PresidentYear in officeDatesStart dateRepDemEisenhower1Jan '53-Jan '541/20/5387.455.7Eisenhower2Jan '54-Jan '551/20/5487.449.8Eisenhower3Jan '55-Jan '561/20/5590.856.8Eisenhower4Jan '56-Jan '571/20/5692.955.3Eisenhower5Jan '57-Jan '581/20/5785.947.2Eisenhower6Jan '58-Jan '591/20/5882.136.5Eisenhower7Jan '59-Jan '601/20/5988.349.2Eisenhower8Jan '60-Jan '611/20/6087.342.9Kennedy1Jan '61-Jan '621/20/6158.487.1Kennedy2Jan '62-Jan '631/20/6248.985.8Kennedy3Jan '63-Nov '631/20/6339.178.8Johnson1Nov '63-Nov '6411/22/6363.783.5Johnson2Nov '64-Nov '6511/22/644979.8Johnson3Nov… Partisan gap in presidential approval is wider now than in past decades Fresh data delivered Saturday mornings...