Racial Lines Blurring With Rise Of U.S. Latino Population

More signs that White America will be a minority by as early as 2043

America is already off-white. (Republicans know it; hence their scramble to make the party more appealing to racial minorities.) Just how off-white is it and how off-white will it become? Check this out! According to the Census Bureau and polling by The Associated Press, more U.S. babies are now born to minorities than whites, a milestone reached last year; the number of nonwhite children will surpass 50 percent in five years; four states and the District of Columbia have minority populations greater than 50 percent, eight more states are projected to join the list, by 2020; racial and ethnic minorities will make up a majority of the U.S. working-age population, by 2039; and the white population, now at 197.8 million, is projected to peak at 200 million in 2024, before declining steadily in absolute numbers. (AP)

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