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And inconvenient truth for some
The new America is a diverse America. A tide of younger, browner citizens are replacing older, whiter ones. Millennials, who are distinctly more multiethnic than past generations, will transition the United States into a majority-minority nation by 2044. The demographic shift largely stems from heightened immigration and fewer births by white Americans. Since 1990, children of immigrants constitute all of U.S. population growth from the ages of zero to eight.
As demographer William H. Frey has noted, the evolving diversity “should be greeted with optimism” given its potential for “revitalizing our country, energizing our labor force, and providing greater connectivity to the global economy.” And yet, many Americans — particularly a whiter, older voting bloc comprised of Baby Boomers — disagree.
The recent presidential election put this fault line between old and new America on full display. Although Hillary Clinton received a lower share of votes from the youngest bracket of voters (ages 18–29) than Barack Obamadid in both his elections, she garnered 55 percent of their votes compared to Donald Trump’s 37 percent. If only Millennial votes counted, Clinton would have won in a landslide.
But a nostalgic vision for a bygone America resonated with the older generation, voters ages 45 and above preferring Trump to Clinton, 53 to 45 percent. To many Trump supporters, a U-turn to an older, more glorious version of America was preferable to green lighting a globalizing future.
https://psmag.com/new-america-old-a...multilingual-learners-16ce0aa9c912#.bbtpwx8kc
The new America is a diverse America. A tide of younger, browner citizens are replacing older, whiter ones. Millennials, who are distinctly more multiethnic than past generations, will transition the United States into a majority-minority nation by 2044. The demographic shift largely stems from heightened immigration and fewer births by white Americans. Since 1990, children of immigrants constitute all of U.S. population growth from the ages of zero to eight.
As demographer William H. Frey has noted, the evolving diversity “should be greeted with optimism” given its potential for “revitalizing our country, energizing our labor force, and providing greater connectivity to the global economy.” And yet, many Americans — particularly a whiter, older voting bloc comprised of Baby Boomers — disagree.
The recent presidential election put this fault line between old and new America on full display. Although Hillary Clinton received a lower share of votes from the youngest bracket of voters (ages 18–29) than Barack Obamadid in both his elections, she garnered 55 percent of their votes compared to Donald Trump’s 37 percent. If only Millennial votes counted, Clinton would have won in a landslide.
But a nostalgic vision for a bygone America resonated with the older generation, voters ages 45 and above preferring Trump to Clinton, 53 to 45 percent. To many Trump supporters, a U-turn to an older, more glorious version of America was preferable to green lighting a globalizing future.
https://psmag.com/new-america-old-a...multilingual-learners-16ce0aa9c912#.bbtpwx8kc
