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What Young People Are Saying About the ICE Surge
By Diane WongFebruary 10th, 2026 Over the past several weeks, Minneapolis has become a city under siege as federal immigration enforcement has dramatically expanded its presence in the region. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed thousands of federal agents to Minneapolis, including from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection, under
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Redefining Safety and Harm For A New Generation
By Jenn JacksonJanuary 13th, 2026 The Abolish Patriarchal Violence (APV) Study is a national multi-method research project of Black people’s experiences with both violence and safety in their homes, at work, and in their communities. This project began as a 100-year visioning exercise with the goal that in five generations from now, if you were
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2025 Good Governance Survey (November 2025 Survey)
About the Survey The GenForward November 2025 Survey is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults 18-42 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey
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Gen Z’s Perspective on Immigration Policy and ICE
By Diane WongOctober 17th, 2025 For the first time in over half a century, the U.S. immigrant population has declined by more than a million people since Trump took office in January. Between January and June of this year, the foreign-born population fell from 53.3 million to 51.9 million, a decline that coincides with an
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Democrat’s Key for Winning Back Young Voters? A Progressive Economic Agenda
By Matt NelsenAugust 29, 2025 Democrats are losing ground with voters in each of the 30 states that track registration by political party, and these losses are particularly pronounced among young voters and people of color. Since the 2024 Presidential Election cycle, party leaders and political commentators alike have puzzled over how to maintain the
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Democracy in Crisis: Gen Z Feels the Financial Strain
By Diane WongJuly 14, 2025 On July 1 of 2025, Senate Republicans passed Trump’s sweeping tax bill, with JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after more than twenty four hours of debate. The multi-trillion dollar tax and spending package could impact millions of Americans’ wallets—students, seniors, veterans, children, parents, and especially those who rely on
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Universities, Free Speech, and Democracy
By Diane WongJune 5, 2025 The end of April marked the first 100 days into Trump’s second presidency, a whirlwind start to the many changes he promised on the campaign trail: a crackdown on immigration, a massive overhaul of the federal government, the elimination of DEI programs, a series of global tariffs, among others. Since
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Young Americans and the Attacks on Trans Rights
By Jenn M. JacksonJune 5, 2025 Last year, during one of the most important elections of our collective lifetimes, many queer and trans activists and organizers sounded the proverbial alarm about the potential consequences if Donald Trump were reelected as President of the United States. Citing the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 report, many concerned folks
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2024 Presidential Election Survey (October 2024 Survey)
About the Survey The GenForward October 2024 is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults 18-40 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings,
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Young Adults Think America’s Political System Isn’t Working (Next100)
Young adult voters may once again play a pivotal role in this presidential election, but their importance to our democracy runs much deeper than any one political cycle. Millennials and Gen Z represent the future of our multiracial, pluralistic democracy. Next100 and GenForward teamed up on a national survey of their perspectives on how well