- Post 31 December 2012 - By Associated Press - Hits: 403 White
people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043,
according to new census projections. That's part of a historic
shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce
and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. The
official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau,
now places the tipping point for the White majority a year later
than previous estimates, which were made before the impact of
the recent economic downturn was fully known. America continues
to grow and become more diverse due to higher birth rates among
minorities, particularly for Hispanics who entered the U.S. at
the height of the immigration boom in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Since the mid-2000 housing bust, however, the arrival of
millions of new immigrants from Mexico and other nations has
slowed from its once-torrid pace. The country's changing
demographic mosaic has stark political implications, shown
clearly in last month's el