At Issue, Report Illegal Immigration By Laura Hill, Hans Johnson Jul 19, 2011 This At Issue answers basic questions about illegal immigration and the debate surrounding it. Where do illegal immigrants come from and where do they settle? Why do they come? How do they fit into the U.S. economy? How do Californians view illegal immigration, and how is public policy addressing it? The estimates presented in this report are regarded by research experts as the most accurate available.
blog post Testimony: Measuring Poverty By Sarah Bohn Jul 14, 2015 New and more comprehensive measures update a definition of poverty that is now more than 50 years old.
blog post Californians and Congress By Mark Baldassare Oct 6, 2015 Even in this era of hyper-partisanship, California likely voters of different political stripes are united in their low approval of Congress.
blog post California’s Population Slowdown By Eric McGhee, Hans Johnson Mar 10, 2020 Population growth in California has slowed markedly since the early 2010s, and the state is now a net loser in overall migration for the first time since the Great Recession.
Report California’s Future: Population By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Jan 2, 2020 In 2019, California became the first state with 40 million residents. The state has been preparing for the 2020 Census, which will affect political representation and federal funding.
blog post California’s Politically Invisible By Eric McGhee Jul 27, 2021 California voters are older, better educated, wealthier, and more likely to be white than Californians who don’t vote. This gap between the voting public and Californians as a whole can make election results unrepresentative.
