25% of Children in U.S. Under 5 Years Old Are Latino
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From The Washington Post.
Hispanics, the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority group, now account for about one in four children younger than 5 in the United States, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today.
This is an increase from 20% in 2000, an increase of 5% in only 8 years. In the Southwest the numbers are even more dramatic.
Hispanics account for more than half of children younger than 5 in New Mexico and California, where their share of the overall state population is 44 and 36 percent, respectively. In Texas, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado, about one-third or more of children younger than 5 are Hispanic.
Lest we appear insensitive, if all these families were paying their "fair share," theoretically, we should have no issue. However, this influx is a net drain.
Nonetheless, many researchers warn that the higher-than-average poverty rate of U.S.-born Latino children and the fact that many are raised by immigrant parents pose particular challenges to their education and integration.
"Based on what we know, many in this population may not be growing up speaking English in their homes," said Margie McHugh, co-director of the National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington. In a recent study, McHugh found that 75 percent of limited-English-proficient students in Los Angeles County elementary schools were born in the United States.
That means 75% of the kids in the non-English programs are Americans. The article doesn't mention how many parents of these kids came here illegally. Just a guess, but 75% might be a good place to start. Also since the kids were born here within the last 5 years, can we assume these parents have been here less than 5 years? All on Bush's non-watch.
"Because of the accountability requirements in the No Child Left Behind law, many of these states and localities have already been thinking hard about how to serve these children," she said. "But the gap between the services they have in place and what's needed is quite large."
"Services" means not only education, but welfare. Guess who pays for all those services?
Bill Dupray at The Patriot Room
I know plenty of socially conservative hardworking Democrats who are Democrats simply because all of their ancestors have been Democrats since great great grandma and grandpap got off the boat, and to many, voting Republican is something they can't imagine doing. It is totally irrational, I know, but it is the way it is.
But it is a great opportunity.
In fact, it seems unbelievably high. I am curious as to how the Census bureau came up such estimates.
NC
Hispanics are about 12-14% of the population in the country and they have a much young age skew. Plus they have more children averaging about 3 children per woman in her lifetime compared to 2.1 for blacks and 1.8 for whites (IIRC).
Altogether that adds up to about 25% Hispanic.
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The last thing that we need is a demographic crash.
That being said: we need to get our borders under control. Not to mention a complete revision of our educational system. And about six or seven other assimilation-friendly things that we should be probably worrying about more.
The Fuzzy Puppy of the VRWC. I've been usurped!
that concerns you? You don't have to like hearing about illegal immigration all the time, but what about the about the costs to taxpayers? How about the lack of assimilation (which applies for legal immigrants too)? How about the utter lack of law enforcement at the border?
Are you completely apathetic?
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The underlying assumption that ALL Hispanics are illegal immigrants might rankle some people the wrong way. The title is that 25% of children are Hispanic and then the whole write-up is about the cost of illegal immigrants.
I wonder where people get the idea that there is some anti-Hispanic sentiment on the right?
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If the writer of the blog is right, 75% of the children are children of illegal immigrants. So he is not as far off as you think by talking about the costs of illegal immigration.
There is definitely anti-illegal immigration sentiment on the right. Nobody voted to change our country so drastically. Not even our elected representatives.
First, I said "anti-Hispanic" and you must have read "anti-illegal immigration." I meant what I said: it's no wonder that some people think there is anti-Hispanic sentiment on the right.
Second, I believe you are reading your stats wrong. The number from the article is "75 percent of limited-English-proficient students in Los Angeles County elementary schools were born in the United States."
So first, we're talking about LA only. Second, 75% are US-born. So we know that 25% of LA non-English speaking students were born in Mexico (or elsewhere).
How you jump from that to 75% of Hispanic students are children of illegal immigrants, I'm not sure. But it does show a willingness to assume that Hispanic=illegal immigrant, which was kind of my point all along.
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The numbers he posted were a 75% in LA, California for children not speaking English at home. And he explicitly called those children Americans
As with any statistical study projecting the data full spectrum is problematic. For example it would be wrong to assume that 75% of the 25% Latino births in the nation are children of illegal immigrants, which I thought was your point.
From the article I assume that its native Spanish speakers and not say Mandarin as the target parents not speaking English at home since they are talking about Latino birthrates and all, but they could have selectively forgot data points.
I thought the 75% number a fair place to start then to see what percentage of those American children were being raised by illegal parents. Claiming that the parents were all new arrivals though is silly because if 3 per woman is the average it’s much more likely that any illegal parents have been in country much longer.
As to the Anti Hispanic thing its definitely not true that all illegal immigrants are Hispanic nor is it true that all Hispanics are illegal immigrants, but many illegal entry illegal immigrants are Hispanic would be a fair statement. And for better or worse the illegal entry type gets the bulk of the press and feels the brunt of the frustration.
Nevertheless I still do not think is Americas job to educate and raise duel citizenship children of people in the country illegally that task should belong to the country of the parents. But the world does not run on should.
assimilation.
I have more in common with Latinos who love this country than elite white snobs who don't.
Period.
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"People died on her watch. / 911 happened on her watch. /
She failed in her duty to protect this nation. /
And for that...she got promoted. The peter principle hard at work
and now people are suggesting her for VP??"
MrSyHastings
This article on Townhall is pretty sobering info if accurate.
I don't like what it paints for my children and grandchildren.
Here is a snippet-
"An Augusta, Ga., group, The National Policy Institute, has meshed the figures on fertility rates with the continents and races on Planet Earth -- to visualize what the world will look like in 2060.
In 1950, whites were 28 percent of world population and Africans 9 percent, a ratio of three-to-one. In 2060, the ratio will remain the same. But the colors will be reversed. People of African ancestry will be 25 percent of the world's population. People of European descent will have fallen to 9.8 percent.
More arresting is that the white population is shrinking not only in relative but in real terms. Two hundred million white people, one in every six on earth -- a number equal to the entire population of France, Britain, Holland and Germany -- will vanish by 2060.
The Caucasian race is going the way of the Mohicans."
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PatrickJBuchanan/2008/05/02/the_way_o...
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Just a typical, small town, white girl...
If you want more white children, get busy.
It is also foolish to assume that birth rates will continue as is.
As for having babies, I've done my part for the greater good. Hubby and I have replaced ourselves and had an extra.
Health issues prohibit me from having more or I probably would.
On a side note, that was a pretty callous thing to say to me. You have no clue what my fertility capabilities are.
Comments like that are killer to those that would desperately love to have a child but can't.
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Just a typical, small town, white girl...
i think it is pretty callous to assume there is some sort of a problem with minorities outpacing white people's birthrates.
The poorer people are, the more children they have. What exactly is your solution other than "gettin busy"?
Latin families are generally quite large.
your condescending remarks. If you can't accept the callousness of your "get busy" when speaking to someone in a forum where you don't know folks' backgrounds, then there is no need for me to further this discussion with you.
As for minority birthrates increasing...I'll quit being concerned about it when I get some proof that they are paying their fair share and contributing to society more than what they are talking from it.
And I say that as someone with a Hispanic step-mother and 1/2 hispanic little sister. So just forget about the next label you are ready to throw.
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Just a typical, small town, white girl...
Internationally, everyone is in a "minority" group even whites.
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There is a huge problem. Since 1965 minorities have been pushed to keep their own culture and not assimilate. No country in history has ever survived without a cultural and racial dominate group. No amount of tolerance, multiculturalism, and liberal white guilt is going to change that. Look at serbia and kosovo. Now I do know a lot of latinos that have assimilate into the mainstream and I know a couple of mexican/anglo mixed people. The problem is that in places like southern california it seems like it's almost too late.
I did my part and then some. There's another six night twisters roaming around out there, and the eldest has four of her own.
I'm sorry to hear about your inability to have more. I actually might've had more if not for my wife's health conditions which forced her to stop.
"After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." -Fred Dalton Thompson
have more, it just wouldn't be wise. Since I already have 3, hubby and I figured it would make more sense for me to be healthy in order to raise them.
Comments like Brando's chap my butt though. My brother and his wife have struggled with fertility and I have several other friends that have as well. It is a touchy subject and I can't stand people who are so brazen about such things.
If the current opinions in my house hold, my three will add at least 12 more children. :>)
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Just a typical, small town, white girl...
I've had some condemn me for not trying for more regardless of the health consequences to the mother, and I've had some tell me I'm crazy for having so many. My favorite question of all, of course is, "Don't you know what causes that?" To which I reply, "Yes I do, and apparently I'm rather good at it." :-)
"After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." -Fred Dalton Thompson
I realize the diary is about the US and my article is about the world, but both are sobering to me.
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LOL
It's a shame we still own everything.
Yea well, just wait until minorities are the majority and only vote in the democratic party. I can see it now... Wealth distribution anyone?
"Also since the kids were born here within the last 5 years, can we assume these parents have been here less than 5 years?"
No, we can't.
Now that I have re-read this thread without children making demands for snacks, I realize I have threadjacked.
Two seperate issues. Sorry.
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Mike DeVine’s Charlotte Observer columns
http://thehinzsightreport.com
www.theminorityreportblog.com
www.race42008.com
"One man with courage makes a majority." - Andrew Jackson
These children learn socially conservative values at home, and learn the value of hard work from their parents.
This should bring a generation of hard-working, upwardly mobile, social conservatives that will be right at home in the Republican Party. The better education they receive, the more likely this will happen.
That doesn't negate the fact that we gotta close the borders once and for all.
"After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." -Fred Dalton Thompson