White USAnians, who's the minority now?

[Brazen]

US minorities becoming the majority, census suggests

Preliminary data shows non-Hispanic white babies now make up the minority of those born in America for first time



Non-Hispanic white children now make up the minority of babies born in the US for the first time, according to latest census estimates, highlighting demographic changes that could reshape US government policy.

Preliminary census estimates also show the share of African-American households headed by women – comprised mostly single mothers – now exceeds African-American households with married couples.

The findings offer a preview of final 2010 census results, released this summer, that provide detailed household breakdowns by age, race and relationship.

Demographers say the numbers provide the clearest indication yet that non-white minority groups will become the majority in the US by the middle of the century.

Currently non-Hispanic white children make up just under half of all three-year-olds in the US, the youngest age group shown. In 1990 the proportion was more than 60%.

Demographer William Frey from the Brookings Institution, which analysed the data, said the data released so far suggested minorities already outnumber whites among babies under two.

By contrast non-Hispanic white people make up the vast majority of older Americans – 80% of the over 65s and 73% of those between 45 and 64.

"The recent emergence of this cultural generation gap in states with fast growth of young Hispanics has spurred heated discussions around immigration and the use of government services," Frey said. "But the new census makes plain that our future labour force is absolutely dependent on our ability to integrate and educate a new diverse child population."

Kenneth Johnson, a sociology professor and senior demographer at the University of New Hampshire, noted much of the change is being driven by increases in younger Hispanic women having more children than non-Hispanic white women.

The census figures come amid heated debate on a number of controversial issues including immigration, gay marriage and the rising cost of welfare benefits.

Alabama became the latest state this month to pass a wide-ranging anti-immigration law which requires schools to report their students' immigration status to the authorities. This follows tough immigration measures passed in similarly Republican-leaning states such as Georgia, Arizona and South Carolina.

But Massachusetts, New York and Illinois have all opted out of a federal plan to deport criminals who are not US citizens, saying it has made illegal immigrants afraid of reporting crimes to police. California may also opt out.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/23/us-minorities-becoming-majority-census

There's probably some grant you can apply for now.

[Slargos]

Worried about Iran or NK having The Bomb? You should start worrying more about what happens when Cholos start running the show in the US.

[jimmy olsen]

Hispanic is a bullshit ethnic category.

When did nonAnglo-Saxon whites pass Anglo-Saxons? Nobody knows and nobody cares, it doesn't matter.

[The Brain]

Great, a self-hating Hispanic. You're a walking cliché, Tim.

[Josquius]

He wants to be white.

[CountDeMoney]

Not in my house.

[jimmy olsen]

Great, a self-hating Hispanic. You're a walking cliché, Tim.

Can't hate something that doesn't exist.

[Camerus]

Hispanic may be too broad an ethnic label, but what % of Hispanics who come to the US are actually white?  Most of the time, it's pretty obvious someone is of Latin American origin.  The only Latin American I ever met who looked white was this Danish-Venezuelan girl of wealthy parentage who later joined Opus Dei.

[Admiral Yi]

Hispanic may be too broad an ethnic label, but what % of Hispanics who come to the US are actually white?  Most of the time, it's pretty obvious someone is of Latin American origin.  The only Latin American I ever met who looked white was this Danish-Venezuelan girl of wealthy parentage who later joined Opus Dei.

I figure about 90% of them are 20% white.

[Josquius]

They're generally not white, black and native blood excluding even. Even in Britain there has traditionally been a distinction between light, white Europeans and dark, latin ones.

[Slargos]

Sorry, Timmay. When you're a mix between Latin European, negro and amerind, you don't qualify as white.

"Hispanic White" is a contradiction in terms.

[alfred russel]

Hispanic may be too broad an ethnic label, but what % of Hispanics who come to the US are actually white?  Most of the time, it's pretty obvious someone is of Latin American origin.  The only Latin American I ever met who looked white was this Danish-Venezuelan girl of wealthy parentage who later joined Opus Dei.

I don't know. Italians don't necessarily look whiter than many "non white" hispanics, but we consider them white in this country. In Latin America there are a lot of people that look european, and are probably mostly if not completely of european descent, but those tend not to be the people that immigrate. There has also been a lot of south european immigration to latin america, which can skew appearances. I suspect a spanish speaking italian would be considered hispanic much of the time.

[Razgovory]

This is not something I really give a damn about.

[Iormlund]

...Opus Dei.

[Jacob]

Much as I dislike for Tim to get off the hook, the answer is obviously to declare the lighter skinned Hispanics white; much like was done for Italians, Jews, Irish and various Slavs before them.