The Darkening Face of a Diverse America

The Darkening Face of a Diverse America

Those who have longed for a more diverse America may soon get their wish.

According to a Wall Sreet Journal article, “U.S. Nears Racial Milestone,” whites in America will soon become a minority. That demographic sea change could occur as early as next year, at least among newborns.

Based on a Census report, 48.6% of all newborns coming into the world and into America between July 2008 and July 2009 were non-white. That percentage is up from 46.8% the previous year and the trend seems likely to continue since white women are having fewer children, more minority women are of child-bearing age, and because of the increase in mixed marriages.

Minorities already constitute majorities in 9 states and the District of Columbia: Hawaii (81%), D.C. (78%), New Mexico (72%) and the nation’s largest state, California (71%).

America has long been called a “melting pot,” of sorts, a term that has been in general usage for over a hundred years. However, up until recently, that melding of heterogeneous groups into one homogeneous whole has been mainly a blending of people of European extraction and it’s easier to blend people with some cultural similarities. . .
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