Repeats and Rhymes: Lessons From 100 Years of U.S. Immigration Policy
Attempts at immigration reform should address issues that have been with us, in various guises, for at least a century.
Attempts at immigration reform should address issues that have been with us, in various guises, for at least a century.
Project: PACE: Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health
(2020) PRB’s World Population Data Sheet is an excellent reference and data analysis tool. Teachers are encouraged to have their students use the Data Sheet for a variety of topics and activities.
(2001) Malaria threatens at least 24 million pregnancies each year in Africa, the continent most affected by this disease according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Project: Center for Public Information on Population Research (CPIPR)
Families with limited resources or inconsistent insurance are more likely to face hurdles, new study finds.
Levels of income inequality depend on where you live—higher in California and parts of the Northeast and South, and lower in states in the Midwest and Mountain West.
(2002) Throughout its history, the United States has struggled with the paradox of poverty amidst affluence. Why do so many people struggle economically in a nation blessed, by almost any international or historical standard, with abundant opportunities?
(2010) The cities and towns of developing countries are projected to absorb at least 2.5 billion additional people by 2050. At the same time, these areas will experience global climate change likely to bring floods, droughts, food insecurity, and loss of livelihoods.
Project: IDEA: Informing Decisionmakers to Act
(2014) In 2012, the government of Kenya passed a landmark policy to manage its rapid population growth. The new population policy aims to reduce the number of children a woman has over her lifetime from 5 in 2009 to 3 by 2030.2