Monday, July 01, 2013

"The Hispanic Population Will Become the Plurality in California for the First Time since California Became a State"

"Fifteen years ago, non-Hispanic whites outnumbered Latinos in California by roughly 5 million, census figures show.
"But the Latino population has grown quickly through immigration and comparatively high birth rates. At the same time, the number of whites has fallen as birth rates in that population dropped and more of them left the state than came here."

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/01/5536254/latinos-poised-to-catch-up-with.html#storylink=cpy

Phillip Reese in The Sacramento Bee reports on the State of California marking the end of its non-Hispanic white plurality.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/01/5536254/latinos-poised-to-catch-up-with.html#storylink=cpy

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