Babies born to ethnic minorities outnumber white toddlers for first time in U.S. history
Ethnic minorities now make up the majority of babies in the United States, official figures revealed today.How did the media respond? With the demented reply: "The only thing normal is change".
It is the first time that this has been the case and the change reflects a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape government policies...
Demographers say the numbers provide the clearest confirmation yet of a changing social order, one in which racial and ethnic minorities will become the U.S. majority by the middle of the century.
Currently, non-Hispanic whites make up just under half of all three-year-olds, which is the youngest age group shown in the Census Bureau's October 2009 annual survey, its most recent.
In 1990, more than 60 per cent of children in that age group were white...
After taking into account a larger-than-expected jump in the minority child population in the 2010 census, the share of white babies falls below 50 per cent.
Maybe the Australia that whites should strive for in the future is a new federalism: an ethnic federalism that gives each ethnic group their own space. But, whatever the future, it will take a co-ordinated and intelligent response from whites.
File under: demography is destiny.
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