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Demographic research

The study of the characteristics of populations, including size, structure, and distribution.

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Jan 29, 2026

How do DHS 'encounters' differ from estimates of the unauthorized immigrant population?

“encounters” are operational counts of interactions between migrants and authorities—events recorded in enforcement tables—not measurements of the resident unauthorized population . By contrast, estim...

Jan 9, 2026

Are Muslims taking over the United States of America

Muslims are not “taking over” the United States; they remain a small minority—about 1–1.34% of the U.S. population by major estimates—though their numbers have grown and are projected to rise in comin...