White Babies in Minority

For years demographers have been tracking the increasing diversity of the U.S. population.  And last year a tipping point was reached.  According to the New York Times...

"Non-Hispanic whites accounted for 49.6 percent of all births in the 12-month period that ended last July... while minorities — including Hispanics, blacks, Asians, and those of mixed race — reached 50.4 percent, representing a majority for the first time in the countries history...

"A more diverse young population forms the basis of a generational divide with the country's elderly, a group that is largely white and grew up in a world that was too.  The contrast raises important policy questions.  The United States has a spotty record educating minority youth;  will older Americans balk at paying to educate a young generation that looks less like themselves?  And while the increasingly diverse young population is a potential engine of growth, will it become a burden if it is not properly educated?" 

 

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