U.S. Population On Track for 1.182 Billion

[get_involved]

U.S. Population On Track for 1.182 Billion | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration Levels

 

[Mr. H.]

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[pal_of_poor]

A few concrete laws requiring companies and individuals have good documentation before hiring, and penalties for not doing so, will completely make it useless for an immigrant to come here to this country.

Without that, we'll never stop the problem.

 

[waltky]

Uncle Ferd says dat suckin' sound ya hear is the sound of the population center of America bein' sucked down into Mexico...

Plato, Mo., sits at center of nation's population
Mar 24, 2011 --In a nation of nearly 310 million people, America's new population center rests not in a Midwestern skyline of St. Louis or Chicago, but in a tiny Missouri village named after an ancient Greek philosopher.

The Census Bureau announced Thursday what the 109 residents of Plato had suspected for weeks: Shifting population patterns and geographical chance converged to make this town on the edge of Mark Twain National Forest the center of the U.S. population distribution based on 2010 census data. The announcement also signifies larger trends — America's population is marching westward from the Midwest, pulled by migration to the Sun Belt. And in a surprising show of growth, Hispanics now account for more than half of the U.S. population increase over the last decade.

Such designations aren't new to Missouri. The 2000 population center was Edgar Springs, about 30 miles to the northeast. Thirty more miles to the northeast is Steelville, the 1990 population center. That doesn't mean locals aren't downright thrilled with the recognition and a chance to be noticed. "It is putting a spotlight on a corner of the world that doesn't get much attention," said Brad Gentry, 48, publisher of the weekly Houston Herald newspaper 30 miles up the road. "Most residents are proud of our region and like the idea that others will learn our story through this recognition."

The Census Bureau's first set of national-level findings from 2010 on race and migration show a decade in which rapid minority growth, aging whites and the housing boom and bust were the predominant themes. The final count: 196.8 million whites, 37.7 million blacks, 50.5 million Hispanics and 14.5 million Asians. Hispanics and Asians were the two fastest growing demographic groups, increasing about 42 percent from 2000. Hispanics, now comprise 1 in 6 Americans; among U.S. children, Hispanics are roughly 1 in 4. More than 9 million Americans checked more than one race category on their 2010 census form, up 32 percent from 2000, a sign of burgeoning multiracial growth in an increasingly minority nation.

Based on the 2010 census results released by state so far, multiracial Americans were on track to increase by more than 25 percent, to roughly 8.7 million. "This really is a transformational decade for the nation," said William H. Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution who has analyzed most of the 2010 data. "The 2010 census shows vividly how these new minorities are both leading growth in the nation's most dynamic regions and stemming decline in others."

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Republicans wooin' the Hispanics...

Hispanic vote in critical 2012 states could hold key to GOP Senate majority
03/24/11 - Hispanic populations have grown dramatically in several states Republicans see as crucial to their party’s efforts to retake the Senate, making some GOP strategists worry that a heated immigration reform debate could nix those efforts.

New census data show minority communities booming in states such as Montana, Nebraska and Missouri, which saw their Hispanic populations leap by 58, 77 and 79 percent, respectively, in the last 10 years. It isn't lost on GOP strategists that the reelection campaigns for those states' Democratic senators — Jon Tester, Ben Nelson and Claire McCaskill — are expected to be close. Nor do they need reminding that a Republican majority in the Senate is at least three seats away.

"If this becomes an election all about the economy, there's a major opening for a Republican candidate to appeal to Latino voters," said Bob Moore, a Republican pollster. "But if it becomes about immigration, then it could be problematic for the Republican nominee." Each of Montana, Nebraska and Missouri's Hispanic populations remains in the single digits. But with increasingly competitive Senate races, even small blocs of voters can make a difference. Hispanics favored Democrats by a 3-to-2 margin last election, in a year when a record 19 million were eligible voters, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.

These voters are "a force to be reckoned with," said Al Cardenas, the new head of the American Conservative Union. But how the GOP reckons with them on immigration reform may decide whether a Republican Senate majority becomes a reality. The GOP's grasp of the growth and influence of U.S. Hispanic communities isn't as strong as some in the party would like it to be, Cardenas said. "It's a work in progress."

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[shintao]

U.S. Population On Track for 1.182 Billion | NumbersUSA - For Lower Immigration Levels

Mexico is also the country where the largest number of American citizens live abroad, with Mexico City playing host to the largest number of American citizens abroad in the world. The American Citizens Abroad Association estimated in 1999 that a little more than one million Americans live in Mexico (which represent 1% of the population in Mexico and 25% of all American citizens living abroad).

INEGI estimated in 2000 that about 8 million Mexican-born individuals live in the United States of America; that is 8.7% of total Mexican population.

Demographics of Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[shintao]

A few concrete laws requiring companies and individuals have good documentation before hiring, and penalties for not doing so, will completely make it useless for an immigrant to come here to this country.

Without that, we'll never stop the problem.

I have a special hell for the employer and his illegal alien. However, you and I will never see Congress act to stop immigration ~ unheard of. Flooding America with illegals has been the plan since Bush Sr.s OWO, as a means to strip Americans of their freedoms.