The Census Bureau has released its latest Population Estimates, summarized nicely here, and which demonstrate that there are grounds to believe the white angst some of us claim animates a large part of the Tea 
Party movement is very real.
Here are some of the facts:
The minority population has risen to 35% of the entire U.S. population.
49% of all children born in the U.S. are born into minority families.
10% of all U.S. counties have minority populations greater than 50%.
Close to 25% of all counties in the U.S. either have or are close to having more minority children than white children.
Hawaii, New Mexico, California, and Texas have minority populations greater than 50%.
Multiracial Americans number 5.3 million, increasing 3.2% from 2008 to 2009.
Blacks grew by less than 1% and represent 12.3% of the population from 2008 to 2009.
Asians grew by 2.5% from 2008 to 2009 and represent 4.5% of the population
Hispanics grew by 3.1% from 2008 to 2009 and represent almost 16% of the population.
Hispanics, the fastest growing minority group, have a birth to death ratio of 9 to 1.
Whites, who represent 65% of the population, have a ratio of births to deaths of 1 to 1.
As I have written before, the Republican Party may make gains this year and in the short-term, but the long-term prospects for the party don’t look good, if it doesn’t change it’s culture-war mentality.
Playing cultural self-defense has a shelf life.
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johnnykaje
/ June 10, 2010I wonder how much the dwarfed white slice of the pie is because of rise in minority numbers, and how much of it is the teabagger boycott of the census? Because the latter would be hilaaaarious if it significantly affected the numbers.
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Duane Graham
/ June 11, 2010Kaje,
The data do not include anything from the 2010 Census, which is still ongoing. I posted a piece on the Census today, if you are interested.
Duane
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johnnykaje
/ June 11, 2010D’oh! My bad.
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ansonburlingame
/ June 11, 2010Duane and Kaje,
Interesting numbers and not surprising to me. While not as stark, it seems to reflect the concerns of England to some degree as well with their huge immigrant issues. France as well, as I recall.
I also wonder how the 10 million illegal Hispanic immigrants slant those percentages and growth rate of minority populations.
I also wonder how the minority population in California (over 50%) affects the fiscal nightmare in which that state currently finds itself. Many in the past have said “as California goes, so goes the nation”. I wonder if that is a valid predictor of our national fiscal position in the future.
Is that a scary thought to you progresives or simply a good joke for Kaje?
Anson
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Duane Graham
/ June 11, 2010Anson,
I don’t know whether the numbers include undocumented Hispanics or other undocumented folks (there are a lot of “illegal” non-Hispanics, too), but I would guess they do not because of the inability to count such folks accurately. Whether they are counted, the 10 million (or whatever the number is) aren’t going anywhere. They are here to stay whether we like it or not, since it would not be possible these days to round them up and ship them back.
I’m going to take a wild guess that if the undocumented in California became citizens and were paying payroll and income taxes to that state and the federal government, it would actually help their fiscal situation as well as ours. But that’s just a wild guess.
As far as our fiscal situation, I’m not scared of it as long as we bend the curve back toward solvency. As I said yesterday, that doesn’t require either massive cuts in government programs or massive tax increases. We just have to get things headed in the right direction and demonstrate that we have the discipline to keep it that way.
Duane
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Anson Burlingame
/ June 12, 2010Well Duane,
Is not the recent Arizona law regarding illegal immigration an attempt to “bend the curve” on that little problem? The progressive screams of anguish over that maneuver is quite loud is it not.
I wonder what the volume level will be if any politician REALLY “bends the curve” on fiscal sanity/spending. Deafening is my predicition just like your blogs opposing Mr. Ekersley for proposing such.
Check out “Swimming against the tide” on my blogsite.
Anson
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Duane Graham
/ June 12, 2010Anson,
My blog criticizing Mr. Eckersley was not because he advocated bending the deficit curve but because he said taxes are too high, which is, to anyone but the Tea Party-hypnotized, obviously false. Taxes are not too high, a fact that is demonstrated in two ways: comparing today’s rates with the rates a mere 30 years ago, and, more important, we have a rather large deficit and debt.
Duane
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Anson Burlingame
/ June 14, 2010Duane,
So taxes were “about right” 30 years ago? Hmmm. Who won that election by a landslide and what did he do about taxes? Now would you like to discuss historic inflation as well and the remedies thereto?
Yes, we have huge debt and deficits compared to 30 years ago. Is it because taxes have been too low or spending too high over that 30 year period? 20 years of Rep presidents, 10 years and counting for Dems and a significant Dem majority in Congress for most of that time. Hmmm?
Anson
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Duane Graham
/ June 14, 2010Anson,
Either it means something to elect a president or it doesn’t. You can’t have it both ways. As far as deficit/debt issues go, the country was much better off before the “Reagan revolution,” don’t you think? And the debt issue seems to be what drives you and the Tea Party to absurd levels of worry, isn’t that right?
The fact is that we are not paying as much in taxes as we need to be, given our current level of spending. If your party wants to cut taxes, the burden is on it to specify what cuts it will make in the budget, right?
If it wants to cut Medicare benefits, as well as Social Security entitlements, then it should tell the public the truth–“We want to roll back the cost of social programs that have saved the poor and lower middle class from extinction.” Period.
I just don’t hear too many on your side willing to say such things. The alternative is to raise taxes to pay for the spending. If you have another way, please let us know what it is.
And by your own argument, the R’s have been in control of the
White House two-thirds of the time since 1980. Why is it that Obama is the problem now, and Reagan, Bush I and Bush II were mere bystanders?
And don’t give me the crap about the Democrats being in charge since Obama took office. From 2001 through 2006, Republicans were in control of the ENTIRE government! Their policies brought us to where we are now. Obama and the Dem’s have been dealt a bad hand, and they are trying to make the best of it. From the lack of oversight of Wall Street to the lack of oversight of oil comanies, the job of cleaning up the mess of Republican leadership has proven to be almost insurmountable.
That is the history, my friend.
Duane
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Fawn Bueno
/ July 17, 2010excellent writing .
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JaneReaction
/ July 17, 2010And that is truth my friend. Kick ass!
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Jamaal Johnson
/ March 29, 2013Not sure what you mean about culture self defense. I don’t see any reason to vote democrat, and I am a minority. Are implying something to do with illegal immigrants? Not all minorities are illegal. Not all minorities support illegal immigration.
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