Who first declared that “demography is destiny” is uncertain, but that doesn’t detract from the aphorism’s validity—and what’s happening in California right now proves it. The state Department of Finance released one of its periodic reports on California population trends this month, revealing that while we’re very close to 40...
Declining Births Fuel Record Low Growth Rate in California
SACRAMENTO — New population estimates show California's births fell by 18,000 last year, prompting the slowest recorded growth rate in the country's most populous state. State officials said Wednesday the population stood at 39.9 million as of Jan. 1. The state added nearly 187,000 people in 2018 for a growth...
Court Hears Arguments Over Citizenship Question on Census
WASHINGTON — Conservative Supreme Court justices were mostly silent Tuesday as a Trump administration lawyer defended the government's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census , an indication the court's majority may be inclined to side with the administration. Critics say adding the question would discourage many immigrants from being counted,...
Which Countries Have the Most Immigrants?
The proportion of immigrants varies considerably from one country to another. In some, it exceeds half the population, while in others it is below 0.1%. Which countries have the most immigrants? Where do they come from? How are they distributed across the world? We provide here an overview of the...
Chefs and Truck Drivers Beware: AI Is Coming for Your Jobs
Robots aren't replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report. Thursday's report from the Washington think tank says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with "high exposure" to automation —...
US Homeless Count up Slightly, but Declines in Key Cities
A federal report released Monday provides a possible glimmer of hope for the homeless crisis that has gripped many cities up and down the West Coast. The number of people living on the streets in Los Angeles and San Diego, two epicenters of the homelessness crisis, fell this year, suggesting...
Want To Fix The U.S. Government? Abolish The Senate, says John Dingell
Abolish the Senate and publicly fund elections. Those are two of several suggestions John Dingell provided in his article in The Atlantic on how to fix the U.S. government. Why does it need fixing? Dingell cites the decline in the percentage of Americans who trust the federal government as the...
Commentary: State-County Conflict Could Flare up Again Soon
When California became the 31st state in 1850, the Legislature quickly created 27 counties to provide basic local services, such as roads, sheriffs and courts, to a sparse, mostly rural population. Over the next 57 years, as California’s population grew, the Legislature carved up the original 27, some of them...