内容摘要：for the third straight meeting after cutting it three times at the end of last year.

for the third straight meeting after cutting it three times at the end of last year.

Older AAPI adults are more likely to oppose these moves than to favor them, but their opposition is much less overwhelming. About half of AAPI adults ages 60 and older “somewhat” or “strongly” oppose cutting federal funds for DEI in higher education or arresting or deporting students for protest activity, while about 3 in 10 are “somewhat” or “strongly” in favor and about 2 in 10 have a neutral view.Despite these divisions, the survey shows that AAPI adults continue to see a college degree as critical for achieving key milestones. The vast majority, regardless of age, say a college degree is “essential” or “important” for getting a good job that can comfortably support a family.

This poll is part ofexploring the views of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, whose views are usually not highlighted in other surveys because of small sample sizes and lack of linguistic representation.The Trump administration has

over DEI programs, leading many colleges tosupport systems for students of color.

The White House already has

in federal research grants to colleges it accuses of not doing enough to curb antisemitism, particularly during protests against the Israel-Hamas war. It also has moved to deport foreign students over their involvement with pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including Columbia University studentin response to the tariffs and will do so even more in June and July just as families gear up the back-to-school season. The company counts 90% of the U.S. population as customers and price hikes at the nation’s largest retailer may start to sink in with Americans who have already been buffeted by post-pandemic inflation.

The survey found consumers are increasingly worried about rising inflation. Over the next 12 months, consumers expect inflation to jump to 7.3%, the highest since 1981 and up from an expectation of 6.5% last month. Over the next five years, they foresee inflation reaching 4.6%, the highest since 1991, up from 4.4% last month.Those expectations typically run higher than actual inflation, which

, the lowest level in more than four years. Still, economists and the Federal Reserve closely watch inflation expectations, because they can become self-fulfilling. If people are worried inflation will accelerate, they may take steps, such as demanding higher pay, that can push up prices.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Michigan inflation expectation numbers are an “outlier.” Market-based measures of future inflation, which some Fed officials put greater weight on, have remained mostly stable. Still, the steady rise in the Michigan survey’s inflation expectations could make it less likely the Fed will cut its key interest rate anytime soon.