As it currently is, the number of non-Hispanic white births are the minority. How will this change the face of America? As alluded to within my title and assuming you watched the BBC video I linked, I believe that within our life-times, America shall become a country of many faces old and new, made mostly of the sons and daughters of immigrants from other lands, and where non-Hispanic whites are no longer the majority.
Now, one may ask, is this a good, or bad thing?
That is for you to decide. I will say though, that without the immigration America's population would surely be declining or at the very least staying stable. Let's look at another country for a moment. Japan's population is currently declining at a rate that may prove to be problematic in the future. Their population is composed entirely of ethnic Japanese. This is the fate of all developed countries. After the massive boom experienced in the development phases of a country (Africa's high birthrate for example), the population becomes stable or begins to decline. However you view immigrants, all I will say is that we will always have a population of people ready to work.
I don't think the demographics changing would have a negative effect. The United States of America is a refuge for all immigrants to gather and create a whole new dynamic environment. America is definitely a melting pot of old and new. A change is good because immigrants define The United States of America. Nobody is American; I'm Vietnamese-American.
ReplyDeleteI want to know what you think. I enjoyed your pie chart and your statistics, but you should definitely tie this into your own personal life. There's too much data, and not enough of you.