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The public is divided over many aspects of U.S. immigration policy. However,our survey found more Americans say better border security and a path to citizenship should be given equal priority than favor either approach individually. Plus: 5 facts about Trump supporters’ views of immigration
As political and economic unrest roils Venezuela, U.S. asylum applications filed by Venezuelans so far in fiscal 2016 have jumped 168% compared with the same time period a year earlier.
Multigenerational family living – defined as a household that includes two or more adult generations, or one that includes grandparents and grandchildren –is growing among nearly all U.S. racial groups as well as Hispanics, among all age groups and among both men and women.
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