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Welcome to the Morning Buzz, PRRI\u2019s morning dose of religion-related news with a shot of data \u2013 because what doesn\u2019t liven up a morning round-up like some public opinion numbers? It\u2019s just another day in American politics: in Virginia, a dead dog got a voter registration form<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Americans, overall, seem quite happy <\/a>with President Obama\u2019s new immigration policy, which will halt deportations for younger immigrants brought to the country as children. But how influenced are we by immigrants\u2019 personal characteristics, like their ability to speak English? In some cases, it might actually raise levels of support for immigration reform policies. At the Monkey Cage, Dan Hopkins elaborates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an op-ed for the Guardian<\/a>, Lisa Sowle Cahill takes the Vatican to task for their criticism of Sister Margaret Farley, a well-known academic whose 2006 book on sexual ethics recently raised the Catholic hierarchy\u2019s ire. Cahill points out that Farley\u2019s arguments, which are often out of step with the Vatican\u2019s, are actually more reflective of lay Catholics\u2019 perspectives.<\/p>\n

Last week, a Canadian judge ruled<\/a> that\u00a0Canada\u2019s ban on doctor-assisted suicide infringes on the rights of the disabled. Earlier this year, Gallup found<\/a> that Americans are nearly evenly divided on the morality of doctor-assisted suicide.<\/p>\n

A new Pew Research Center survey finds<\/a> that Asian Americans have overtaken Latinos as the largest share of recent immigrants to the United States. According to a survey conducted last fall by PRRI<\/a>, a\u00a0majority of Americans say that newcomers from other countries strengthen American society.<\/p>\n

In what is sure to be the performance of his lifetime, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry will play<\/a> former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in Obama\u2019s upcoming debate preparations. I would make a joke about this, but everyone else is having too much fun with it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Never let it be said that Ronald Reagan did not have a sense of humor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to receive the Morning Buzz as a daily email?\u00a0Sign up here<\/a>. For updates and coverage throughout the day, follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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