NEWS AND OPINION:

Here’s news for those who ponder the state of immigration in the U.S.

“The Census Bureau released today the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), revealing a foreign-born or immigrant population (both legal and illegal) of 47.83 million in July of 2023 — an increase of 1.65 million compared to the 2022 ACS results,” said the Center for Immigration Studies in a report released Thursday.

“The foreign-born population size, along with the year-over-year growth, marks the largest the survey has ever recorded. At 14.3% of the total U.S. population, the share sets a new record for the survey,” the report said.

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“The bureau also released on Tuesday, September 10, the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey (ASEC CPS), which shows a foreign-born population of 51.26 million as of March of 2024 — an increase of 2.48 million over March 2023. The ASEC CPS shows the foreign-born were 15.5% of the total U.S. population. As with the ACS, the total size, single-year increase, and share of the U.S. population that is foreign-born in the 2024 ASEC CPS are all new record highs for the survey,” the report said.

“No matter which survey one looks at, the new data shows that the foreign-born population is growing at an unprecedented pace,” said Steven Camarota, director of research for the center.

The research also got down to specifics.

“Immigrants from Latin America account for 76%, or 1.25 million, of the increase in the foreign-born from July 2022 to July 2023 in the ACS. Of the 2.48 million increase in the foreign-born from March 2023 to March 2024 in the ASEC CPS, 97%, or 2.41 million, is due to immigrants from Latin America,” the research said.

Find details on the report at cis.org.

REPUBLICAN APPEAL

The liberal news media may not be happy with this finding, which has a positive message for Republicans.

The Cook Political Report — a longtime source for election-related news and trends — has moved the Montana U.S. Senate race from “Toss Up” to “Leans Republican.” So what does this mean?

“This means Republicans are now favored to retake the Senate Majority,” according to the National Republican Study committee.

“The rating change comes as an overwhelming number of polls show Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy leading liberal swamp politician Jon Tester,” the committee said in a statement released Thursday.

“After almost 18 years in Washington, Montanans are fed up with Two-Faced Tester pretending to be a moderate in Montana while voting with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Washington D.C.,” said Maggie Abboud, spokeswoman for the aforementioned committee, in a written statement.

Others agree.

Sabato’s Crystal Ball — a comprehensive, nonpartisan political analysis and handicapping newsletter run by the University of Virginia Center for Politics — also recently gave Mr. Sheehy the edge in the race, doing so on Sept. 6.

WHERE’S TRUMP?

The presidential debate is over. So where is the Republican candidate?

Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail, and the former president did not waste any time in hitting the road after he left the ABC studios.

On Thursday, he arrived in Tucson, Arizona, for an afternoon rally in a music hall.

On Friday, Mr. Trump will appear at the Expo World Market Center in Las Vegas for an evening rally. And he’s not done yet. Next week, he’ll campaign in Flint, Michigan, and Uniondale, New York.

Meanwhile, former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will host a rally on Mr. Trump’s behalf Saturday in Glendale, Arizona, while South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will host a “Team Trump’s Agenda 47 Policy Tour” in Savannah, Georgia, also on Saturday.

NEED A PLACE TO STAY?

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the “Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Best of Adaptive Reuse.”

Curious? These are hotels that were once schools, factories, transportation hubs and civic buildings and have been reimagined in a very good way.

“Guests can spend the night in former factories where Ghirardelli chocolate and world-class cork products were produced, or make a historic Masonic temple their home base while exploring New Orleans. One historic hotel featured on the list is a former junior high school that embraces its past with ‘hall pass’ guest room keycards and signature cocktails like the Prom Queen. Another historic hotel featured on the list is a former train station that curates train-car-themed suites,” the preservation organization said.

Indeed. The Atheneum Suite Hotel — built in 1879 in Detroit — was once a seed company warehouse, while San Francisco’s Lodge at Presidio — built in 1903 — was once housing for Army personnel.

Find details, the leading hotels in this field and many possibilities at historichotels.org.

WEEKEND REAL ESTATE

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POLL DU JOUR

• 38% of registered U.S. voters say the economy and inflation is the most important issue that would determine their vote in the presidential election.

• 22% cite “threats to democracy” as the most important issue.

• 12% cite immigration and border security.

• 7% cite abortion.

• 7% cite Medicare and Social Security.

• 5% cite health care costs, including prescription drugs.

• 3% cite gun policy.

• 2% cite the war between Israel and Hamas.

SOURCE: A KFF Health Tracking Poll of 1,312 U.S. adults conducted online and by phone Aug. 26-Sept. 4 and released Wednesday.

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