How can the United States emerge stronger, more equitable, and more resilient from the pandemic and other recent challenges? In a new series, experts offer innovative, implementable federal policy ideas to inform the Biden administration and Congress amid compounding historic challenges facing our society.
“If the U.S. cannot fix its immigration system at home, it must again lead the way to bring the world together on designing and putting forward the best policies to let immigrants, wherever they are and wherever they come from, achieve their full potential,” writes Dany Bahar.
In November, the vast majority of U.S. counties registered at least 500 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents. In an analysis of the latest surge of the virus, William Frey explores how infection rates vary across the country, including the differences between Trump and Biden counties, racially diverse communities, and more.
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