It's offical Hispanics and not Blacks are the largest minority group in the U.S.

[Inverse Icarus]

the population of the US is now 284.4 million. the hispanic population grew 4.7% in 1 year, the black 2%, while the overall population only grew 3.4%. major minorities already make up 25% os our pop, and if all populations continue to grow at this rate, in 61 years, they'll make up 33%, and on 103 years, they'll make up more than 50%.

well, at least i won't be alive to see it, hopefully.

[Dinner]

That's about the same as the U.S.. I remember reading that currently 1 in 5 people in the U.S. was born some where else. That's the highest rate since the 1880's.

[tinyp3nis]

I see muppets work for the BBC.

The overall population rose 3.4% from 281.4 million in April 2000, according to the bureau.

Would that be 3.4 million mr.muppet?

while the native American population rose 1.5% to 4.3 million.

Funny how 1.5% IS 4.3 million... what are the odds for that? Maybe it's coincidence, but I bet the muppet. So what happened to the natives, is the rose word even correct, are the more natives now?

[Inverse Icarus]

than there were back in the day? hells no. we slaughtered them good. there's more than last year though.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by UberKruX
well, at least i won't be alive to see it, hopefully.

[tinyp3nis]

Originally posted by UberKruX
than there were back in the day? hells no. we slaughtered them good. there's more than last year though.

Are you making fun of me? No, I meant recent times, 2000-->2001, like the news did too. How you know there's more than last year, I mean they can't even tell the difference of growth and total percentage in the news.

[Sarxis]

Makes sense really- afterall, Mexico is a whole lot closer than Africa.

[Lefty Scaevola]

Does this mean that I am supposed to change which group I oppress?

[Shi Huangdi]

About the political implications of this: While Hispanics do tend to vote Democratic for the most part, but that is for the most part due to Hispanics being poor. Non-ethnic factors on deciding who to vote for tend to have a great deal more impact on Hispanics then Blacks. While Blacks show little difference in their voting patterns between rich and poor blacks(they tend to vote overhelmingly democratic), there is a significant difference between how rich Hispanics and poor Hispanics voted, Rich Hispanics do tend to favor the Republicans in strong numbers. Also interesting is that the longer a Hispanic has been in this country the greater the chance they will convert to Evangelical Protestantism, and of course Evangelical Protestans tend to favor the GOP moreso then Catholics.

[Lord Merciless]

Even though Hispanics tend to be poor, they almost vote dem vs rep on a 1-1 basis. The only exception may be California in which the Republicans thouroughly pissed off all immigrants a fews years ago.

[Dinner]

Even in California there has been a strong turn towards the right by Hispanics who were born in the U.S.. Of course Hispanics born in the U.S. tend to have educations and incomes closer to the national average then immigraints so that might explain why they followed the country to the right.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Interesting times my friends, interesting times.

This will make race relations very interesting...

[GePap]

Rich blacks vote republican as well: its a matter of class, not race.

The only Hispanic group that votes consistently republican is the Cubans (they happen to be the most affluent hispanic group). All others, when they vote, vote Democrat since they are usually poor immigrants, and those concerns overrule cultural concerns, same as with Blacks: after all, blacks are very relegious yet they don't flock to the evengelical right either.

No, more minorities, as long as they remain poor, is a boon to democrats. The dems. problem is the relatively low turnout by the poor. If dems. were able to make black and hispanic turnout equal to that of whites, they would win most elections in the large states handily.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Rich blacks vote republican as well: its a matter of class, not race.

No, actually they don't. 90% of blacks vote Democrat, that includes rich and poor. The rich might vote MORE for Republicans, but it doesn't mean they vote Republican over Democrat as a group.

If dems. were able to make black and hispanic turnout equal to that of whites, they would win most elections in the large states handily.

In plenty of elections, black turnout as a percentage is greater than white turnout as a percentage.

[Inverse Icarus]

ja, generally speaking: blacks = democrat asians/hispanic = republicans.

of course there are variances in the groups.