Wednesday, May 10, 2006

CNN.com - Minorities getting closer to the majority - May 10, 2006

CNN.com - Minorities getting closer to the majority - May 10, 2006: "he influence of traditional minorities in the United States will continue to grow, new Census Bureau statistics suggest, with Hispanics born as American citizens accounting for more than a third of the population increase last year.

Bureau figures released Wednesday show the U.S. population grew by 2.8 million between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005. Hispanics accounted for 1.3 million of that increase, with 800,000 attributable to natural causes -- births minus deaths -- rather than immigration."