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Survey says whites not majority in Texas anymore
KLTV 7 TX ^ | August 26, 2004 | KLTV 7 TX

Posted on 08/26/2004 6:45:42 PM PDT by Conservative Firster

HOUSTON White non-Hispanics are no longer the majority in Texas -- for the first time since the 1800's.

Today's Census Bureau survey says whites stopped being the majority in Texas as of last year.

Also, the numbers show that Texas joined only Illinois and North Carolina in having a poverty rate that measurably increased -- while income decreased -- in 2002-03.

Texas state demographer Steve Murdock says the two trends are related as economic woes have slowed white migration from other states.

Luis Figueroa with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund says the future of Latinos is the future of Texas, as the population numbers show.

Also:

-- Most of the Texas population expansion since 2000 has come from births and international immigration -- both sources of predominantly Hispanic growth.

-- The black population remained basically flat, at around ten-point-eight percent.

-- Asian-Americans now account for about three percent of the Texas population.


TOPICS: US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; bigdeal; butaretheytexans; immigration; mexico; sowhat; texas; thesunstillcomesup; whocares
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To: Conservative Firster

Poor Texan's having to support all them minority white people takin' their jobs.


81 posted on 08/26/2004 9:29:39 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: loulou
living in West Texas and seeing for the last 30+ years the changing demographics, we have discussed this at length numerous times. The white families have 1, maybe 2 children, while the hispanics have 3++++. Only figures that the population will grow. That and the lax border controls.

That is soooo true. My dad had 6 kids, my sister 4 kids, two of my brothers have had 4 kids and my other brother is working on his 2nd kid; I plan on making 4 or 5 myself.... It's because we don't need viagra as we get older.... and that my Hispanic family works real hard to support their families.....

Yep, I am very proud of my Hispanic heritage, and I am very proud of my very large growing family...

82 posted on 08/26/2004 9:32:39 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

Please, liberalism is dead; it is only still around because of the baby boomer hippy liberals from the 60's... and by the way, I think the Beetles stink.


83 posted on 08/26/2004 9:35:04 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: asmith92008
Why is the Bush open borders? Same reason they think outsourcing is great. Lower wages equal more profits for their Wall Street buddies.

We have winner here.

Follow the M-O-N-E-Y..

84 posted on 08/26/2004 9:39:14 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: F.J. Mitchell
Most are Catholic as well, and will soon turn on the dems for their pro-abortion stand.

I've looked into this carefully, and have come to conclude that Hispanics in the US in aggregate are no more than 40% registered Catholics, while 60% are Protestant or nothing. The rate among new arrivals is lower and continues to sink. Don't listen to the contrary propaganda some put out. Just look around you and observe.

85 posted on 08/26/2004 9:43:56 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

Bah, you really believe that? where did you get those numbers?


86 posted on 08/26/2004 9:45:52 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: Dog Gone
There is absolutely no reason why hispanics can't become more reliable GOP voters than whites or any other race...

This would be true if there weren't so many Republicans that act as if they want to run off non-white members.

87 posted on 08/26/2004 9:46:13 PM PDT by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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To: loulou
The white families have 1, maybe 2 children, while the hispanics have 3++++.

That is the problem in a nutshell. Selfish whites who refuse to reproduce.

88 posted on 08/26/2004 9:48:10 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Doctor Stochastic
You don't think that Democrats, with affirmative action, offer Hispanics goodies the Republicans won't? Or as more illegals drive down the wages for those Hispanics already in the country, that the Democrats' social programs will not become more and more appealing?
89 posted on 08/26/2004 9:48:17 PM PDT by asmith92008 (Rome wasn't burnt in a day.)
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To: asmith92008
You don't think that Democrats, with affirmative action, offer Hispanics goodies the Republicans won't? Or as more illegals drive down the wages for those Hispanics already in the country, that the Democrats' social programs will not become more and more appealing?

Just like the poor white people who make up the majority of welfare and social programs.... damn shame... damn shame... and now in Texas they appearantley have a large minority white population... what will they do?

90 posted on 08/26/2004 9:50:27 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: Porterville

How do your comments change what I outline on my map? Just look at the voting trends in the SW and the north-cnetral since 1984.


91 posted on 08/26/2004 9:51:37 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
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To: Hermann the Cherusker

Sorry to inform you, but we just got back from Oregon, and the illegals are everywhere.


92 posted on 08/26/2004 9:52:18 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf (I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
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To: Porterville
You help make my point for me. AS wages are driven down whites will also have a reason to look to the government teat. However, the problem is more pronounced for immigrants and blacks as they tend to have a larger proportion of non-skilled labor than whites and face more competition from the ever continuing flow of illegals. There's a reason that a third of Hispanics opposed benefits to illegals in California.
93 posted on 08/26/2004 9:53:31 PM PDT by asmith92008 (Rome wasn't burnt in a day.)
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To: Hermann the Cherusker
Make a statement, back it up. Where are you getting your numbers on Catholicism and Hispanics?

Voting trends---Gray Davis out, Arnold in- 40-50% Hispanics voted for Bush in TX.... Cubans in FL... CO... NV... AZ ....

94 posted on 08/26/2004 9:55:33 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: asmith92008
Illegal aliens are one thing. Legal Immigrants are an entirely different thing. 85% of all Hispanics in this country are here legally.... 35-40 million Hispanics in this country..

But those damn English people and folks from Canada... man they really stink, they keep taking all of the great acting jobs... and those Germans!!! Taking all of our Engineering jobs; oh, and don't get me started on those Indians taking our software jobs!!! And those damn Chinese, they are even taking a bunch of gold in the Olympics!!! Heavens, what will we do.

If this is a debate about illegal aliens; then make it so, if not, remember that nearly 150,000 Hispanics serve in the armed forces... and fill several honorable positions through out our society; They also go to church a lot more than any other demographic; I'll take 1 morally correct Hispanic who goes to church than 30 spoiled brats from Carmel who went to prep school and practices socialism openly as a democrat.

95 posted on 08/26/2004 10:03:04 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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To: escapefromboston
does that mean white people get affirmative action?

No --- they'll get very very large tax hikes to pay for the poverty of the third world moving in.

96 posted on 08/26/2004 10:05:12 PM PDT by FITZ
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To: F.J. Mitchell

well...hmmm

aside from Cubans, middle class South and Central American professionals (read: more likely Euro-Hispanics) and a few old timey Mexicans here and there, most "hispanics" and sadly Brasilians too vote Dem. Puerto Ricans and Dems vote Dem at as high a rate as blacks. Mexicans (outside of Tejas) voted about 70% for Gore did they not and in barrios in LA and other Kali Mex-enclaves, they voted the same as blacks in East St Louis or Jackson Mississippi.

The stats show it all too plainly.

We are committing national cultural and political suicide here.

Of course, I'm voting for W anyhow only cause I imagine the Dems will do us in faster.

With the Pubs we may wake up one day. With the Dems we will never do such...no chance.

Besides....what would I do if I had to pay an extra 20 bucks to have my yard cut?

Damn....that's worth falling on my sword for diversity...lol


97 posted on 08/26/2004 10:06:29 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: F.J. Mitchell

I guess you haven't been paying attention to the elections in Mexico --- "hispanics" are electing PRI and PRD to state governor and Congress. Also if you think they're especially pro-life, you ought to come to the border and see all the abortion clinics --- with cars with Mexican plates parked at them. Very few are strongly pro-life where it would be more important than a bigger welfare check or free health care is.


98 posted on 08/26/2004 10:08:45 PM PDT by FITZ
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To: Porterville
The problem is that even the legal immigrants are not assimilating as previous "Great Waves" have, due to factors ranging from proximity to their "Old Country," instantaneous communications with their old homes and a multicultural ethic that actively opposes assimilation. I truly suggest you read Huntington's new book.
99 posted on 08/26/2004 10:10:32 PM PDT by asmith92008 (Rome wasn't burnt in a day.)
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To: wardaddy

As a Sout American HISPANIC, who interacts and finds many common bonds with Mexicans- all over; 33% of all HISPANICS vote Republican, and is growing. Meanwhile, nearly 50% of all ANGLOS vote Democrat....Democrat!!! 70% of the population is ANGLO!!! We are commiting national suicide allowing for these ANGLO socialist to vote and share our society with our children...


100 posted on 08/26/2004 10:10:56 PM PDT by Porterville (How can the median price of a home in CA be 450,000 dollars? How? Where is the money?)
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