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John Gramlich

Associate Director, Short Reads

John Gramlich is an associate director at Pew Research Center, where he
oversees the organization’s data journalism blog. His research and writing focuses on criminal justice, legal affairs, immigration and other issues. Before joining the Center, he was a researcher at The Pew Charitable Trusts, where he focused on the U.S. correctional system. Earlier in his career, he was a journalist at news organizations including CQ Roll Call, Stateline.org and The Baltimore Sun, covering criminal justice and other subjects. He has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Pennsylvania State University.

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short readsMar 14, 2019

California is one of 11 states that have the death penalty but haven’t used it in more than a decade

More than a third of the states that allow executions haven’t carried one out in at least 10 years or, in some cases, much longer.
short readsFeb 28, 2019

Q&A: Why and how we expanded our American Trends Panel to play a bigger role in our U.S. surveys

Nick Bertoni, manager of the American Trends Panel, explains how the panel works and what its recent expansion means for our future survey work.
short readsFeb 14, 2019

More people around the world see U.S. power and influence as a ‘major threat’ to their country

A growing share of people globally see U.S. power and influence as a major threat to their country. Views are linked with attitudes toward Trump and the U.S. as a whole.
short readsFeb 1, 2019

4 paths highly educated immigrants take to study and work in the U.S.

Here’s a brief overview of four paths that many highly educated immigrants take to study and work in the U.S.: the H-1B visa program, the F-1 visa program, the Optional Practical Training program and green cards.
short readsJan 30, 2019

Partisans agree political leaders should be honest and ethical, disagree whether Trump fits the bill

While partisans agree that political leaders should be honest and ethical, they differ over whether particular leaders display these traits.
short readsJan 16, 2019

How Americans see illegal immigration, the border wall and political compromise

As Trump and Democrats press their cases about ways to end the government shutdown, here’s a look at how Americans see illegal immigration.
short readsNov 13, 2018

Despite recent violence, Chicago is far from the U.S. ‘murder capital’

St. Louis led the nation with 66.1 murders per 100,000 people in 2017. It was followed by Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
short readsNov 1, 2018

Number of U.S.-born babies with unauthorized immigrant parents has fallen since 2007

About 250,000 babies were born to unauthorized immigrant parents in the United States in 2016, the latest year for which information is available, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of government data about illegal immigration. This represents a 36% decrease from a peak of about 390,000 in 2007.
short readsOct 18, 2018

‘Defining the universe’ is essential when writing about survey data

Given the wide range of people we speak to for our polls – and the issues we ask them about – it’s important to be as clear as possible about exactly who says what. In research circles, this practice is sometimes called “defining the universe.”
short readsOct 2, 2018

Trump has appointed a larger share of female judges than other GOP presidents, but lags Obama

Women account for 28% of the 67 judges Trump has appointed to the federal courts since taking office, well below the share appointed by Barack Obama but higher than the share appointed by any other Republican president. Seven of the 67 judges (10%) are racial or ethnic minorities.