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Title: Report: Whites Now Minority in 1 in 10 U.S. Counties
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URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292673,00.html
Published: Aug 9, 2007
Author: AP
Post Date: 2007-08-09 09:22:36 by christine
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WASHINGTON — Whites are now in the minority in nearly one in 10 U.S. counties. And that increased diversity, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among blacks and Hispanics, is straining race relations and sparking a backlash against immigrants in many communities. "There's some culture shock," said Mark Mather of the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington-based research agency. "But I think there is a momentum building, and it is going to continue." As of 2006, non-Hispanic whites made up less than half the population in 303 of the nation's 3,141 counties, according to figures the Census Bureau is releasing Thursday. Non-Hispanic whites were a minority in 262 counties in 2000, up from 183 in 1990. The Census Bureau's report has population estimates by race and ethnicity for every county in the nation. They are the first such estimates since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, scattering hundreds of thousands of people. The biggest changes in were in Orleans Parish, La., home to New Orleans. The share of non-Hispanic whites in Orleans Parish grew from 27 percent in 2005 to 34 percent in 2006, while the share of blacks dropped from about 68 percent to 59 percent. Many of the nation's biggest counties have long had large minority populations. But that diversity is now spreading to the suburbs and beyond, causing resentment in some areas. Many Latinos say they see it in the debate over illegal immigration. In northern Virginia, Teresita Jacinto said she feels less welcome today than when she first arrived 30 years ago, when she was one of few Hispanics in the area. "Not only are we feeling less welcome, we are feeling threatened," said Jacinto, a teacher in Woodbridge, Va., about 20 miles southwest of Washington. Woodbridge is part of Prince William County, which recently passed a resolution seeking to deny public services to illegal immigrants. Similar measures have been approved or considered in dozens of communities across the nation. In all, state lawmakers have introduced more than 1,400 measures related to immigration this year, the National Conference of State Legislatures says. Supporters say local laws are necessary because Congress has failed to crack down on the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. But many Hispanics legally in the U.S. say they feel targeted, too. "I think across the board all of us feel like we're not welcome," said Jacinto, who was born in the U.S. and volunteers for an advocacy group called Mexicans Without Borders. Prince William County has seen its Hispanic population more than double since 2000, to nearly 70,000 last year. Non-Hispanic whites account for a little more than half the population, down from about two-thirds in 2000. Greg Letiecq recently helped form a group to fight illegal immigration in northern Virginia, called Help Save Manassas. The group is named for a city surrounded by Prince William County. "It's not about ethnicity, it's not about race. It's about lawful behavior versus unlawful behavior," Letiecq said. Still, he complained that many newcomers eschew American culture in favor of their Latino heritage. "It's the folks who come in and try to maintain the culture of the country they came from," Letiecq said. "They don't seem to embrace the American culture, the English language, the social norms of American culture." Nationally, the number of minorities topped 100 million for the first time in 2006 — about a third of the population. By 2050, minorities will account for half of U.S. residents, according to Census Bureau projections. "I don't think Latinos or any other so-called minority group are seeking to make white people a minority," Jacinto said. "It's just a reality."
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#9. To: christine, Jethro Tull, Cynicom (#0)
Kumbaya, my lord, kumbaya.... Try selling that in East Flatbush.
That's only b/c you don't live there. If you did you'd see the nasty side of anti-white hatred. Can you help me out here? Why are the demographics of America being changed from white to mixed, and who is doing it?
ghost... Firstly English whites are and were European. As a matter of fact the Caucasian race gave birth to ALL of the Western European whites. They are and were brothers. That is historical fact and most recently proven by DNA studies. My birth certificate says Caucasian.
Why do you feel it so necessary to put down white people?
You're just a self hating white. Do you go out and get tanned? Funny, that isn't it, the desire of so many to achieve that bronzed look.
Things were so much better then......
When, where???? During my lifetime the opposite has been true.
Graduating HS in '65, I grew up in a segregated town in north Texas: there were separate water fountains (White & Colored), restrooms, etc. But the black community had a theater, schools, churches, and all the other businesses as did the whites. They also had a mother and a father in the home, where the dad could work and support his family on one income, just like most whites. We had no cops in any of the schools, and the only "drugs" was the alcohol that bootleggers would run over from Dallas (to sell to both white and black alike). I'm sure that it wasn't perfect, but everyone seemed to get along much better then, than what the Great Society has given us today...
I graduated in '67 and isn't it funny that nothing has changed for the better. Today, despite a myriad of federal law, the races are separated and go to different schools, theaters and churches. To tell you the truth, I can’t understand a word the average urban black says. And their music – not the stuff we grew up with, but the new stuff – is angry, violent, hate filled swill. This is culture? It’s subhuman regression.
#70. To: Jethro Tull, ghostdogtxn, the thread (#65)
I can't name one area in our society where we're better off than we were 40+ years ago. Do we even have a culture, or a society, any longer?
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#12. To: ghostdogtxn (#9)
#15. To: Jethro Tull (#12)
#17. To: ghostdogtxn (#15)
I don't think the opinions of folks there make much of diff to me.
#21. To: Jethro Tull (#17)
#23. To: ghostdogtxn (#21)
The English whites are bitterly complaining about a wave of unwashed Irish and German immigrants mongrelizing their pure institutions with European ideas.
#27. To: Cynicom (#23)
#34. To: ghostdogtxn (#27)
Shit, Jeff Dahmer and Charlie Manson were white, Martin Luther King was black. Not hard to decide which of them I'd want as a neighbor.
#37. To: Diana (#34)
#39. To: ghostdogtxn (#37)
#43. To: swarthyguy (#39)
#46. To: ghostdogtxn (#43)
#47. To: swarthyguy (#46)
#50. To: ghostdogtxn (#47)
When blacks had the courtesy to step into the street when whites walked by.
#54. To: Jethro Tull (#50)
#63. To: ghostdogtxn, everyone here (#54)
#65. To: lodwick (#63)
But the black community had a theater, schools, churches, and all the other businesses as did the whites
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