Opinions about whether the United States has a responsibility to accept refugees – which were already deeply polarized – have grown even more so, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April and May. The survey comes as the nation is likely to admit its smallest number of […] Read more »
President Trump Is a Very Political Animal
President Trump has an almost Apollonian daytime argument in favor of his continued political dominance, which is “Jobs Jobs Jobs!,” “MAGA!” and so forth. He also has a nighttime argument about decline, racial resentment and ethnic hatred. He pushes both strains hard, but the evidence suggests that his heart is […] Read more »
The Rising Racial Liberalism of Democratic Voters
In response to both the election of Barack Obama in 2008 and the backlash in favor of Donald Trump in 2016, analysts and commentators have focused mostly on racial attitudes on the right. Both scholarship and journalistic accounts of American politics have drilled down on the increased opposition to immigration […] Read more »
What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities
Large demographic shifts are reshaping America. The country is growing in numbers, it’s becoming more racially and ethnically diverse and the population is aging. But according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center, these trends are playing out differently across community types. Urban areas are at the leading edge […] Read more »
Americans’ Views on New Immigrants Have Improved Significantly Since Trump Became President
President Trump’s harder stance on immigration may be at odds with Americans’ significantly improved perceptions of new immigrants since he became President, according to a recent Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) national survey. The nationally representative survey, conducted by YouGov for Bucknell from March 26-April 1, found that perceptions […] Read more »
The Republican Party’s Generational Bet
Representative Martha McSally, the establishment favorite for the Republican Senate nomination in Arizona, took the unusual step this week of removing her name as a co-sponsor of legislation to provide a path to citizenship for the so-called “Dreamers,” young people brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents. … McSally’s […] Read more »