Posted on 08/15/2006 6:57:28 AM PDT by devane617
The youngest Anglo children in Hillsborough County and across Florida are now a minority, foreshadowing the day when Florida - like four states now - becomes a majority-minority state.
Non-Hispanic whites in Florida accounted for fewer than half of all children younger than 5 last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. Slightly more than 47 percent of the state's youngest children were non-Hispanic whites, down from nearly 55 percent five years earlier.
In Hillsborough County, non-Hispanic white children have become a minority also, making up less than 47 percent of the population younger than 5, down from nearly 51 percent in 2000.
In parts of the county, the trend was evident before this report. The Hillsborough County school district reported nonwhite enrollment of 55 percent in 2004. At St. John Presbyterian Learning Center, students move between two worlds, speaking English and Spanish and adjusting based on when their families moved here.
Out of 100 children at the learning center, 75 are nonwhite, many in families that moved here from Colombia, Cuba, Mexico or Puerto Rico, Director Dianne Patterson said. The numbers have been high for five years because the center, at 4120 N. MacDill Ave., attracts low-income families, which are predominantly nonwhite.
"The children learn the language very rapidly," said Patterson, who adapted by hiring staff to reflect the student population. "Having a lot of Spanish-speakers is the trend all over. We have 4- and 5-year-olds interpreting for their parents."
The impact of the population shift will be felt in school and health-care systems that may not be prepared, demographers say.
Children who live in minority neighborhoods and are not exposed to mainstream society - by attending child care or prekindergarten, for example - will struggle with language and assimilation, said Mark Mather, a demographer with the Population Reference Bureau.
"It won't be an immediate impact," Mather said. "Once they start going through the school system, there will be more demand for language courses. Some are assimilating more than other certain groups, who are more likely to live in minority enclaves.
"I'm speaking mainly of Hispanics and Asians," Mather added. "There will be more challenges for those groups, the schools and medical systems."
The recent Census estimates come from the American Community Survey, the cornerstone of the government's effort to keep tabs on the nation's changing population. The new survey will provide demographic, socio-economic and housing information about America's communities every year - information that until now was only available once a decade.
Texas, the Census Bureau reported in August 2005, joined Hawaii, New Mexico and California as a majority-minority state. Eight other states with minority populations of about 40 percent today were expected to join them next - Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Georgia, Arizona, Louisiana and Florida.
Some demographers expect the U.S. population as a whole to reach that plateau by 2050.
Aurea Velazquez, a St. John's parent, is part of the trend.
Velazquez moved from Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, six months ago. Her 4-year-old daughter, Yamilette, is in prekindergarten.
"It's been difficult in Puerto Rico with no work, and the economy is bad," she said. "People are going to continue to move here because of the bad economies. Here, you can at least survive with your family."
Kristi Bennett's two children, Gillian, 4, and Aedean, 3, are among the minority Anglo children at St. John's. Bennett doesn't mind.
"I love it," she said. "I think it's healthy to be around children who don't look like them. It teaches them tolerance and diversity really early on."
For the same reason Latin seems to only refer to spanish now?
Language has been redefined.
Jan 28 2005
Dear Americans:
I write this out of my torn love for my people and America. I want you Americans to know what you have given up.
It's like December 6, 1941 all over again for you Americans. You have been caught sleeping, while we Latino's have been pouring into your country without warning or resistance. Look around in California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and beyond. How foolish you Americans are to not cherish your culture enough to protect it from invasion like you once did.
We will soon consume all of America. We will soon be your police, your mayors, judges and senators. America cannot deal with the millions of new Hispanic's a year -- you Americans do nothing about it out of fear of being seen as uncaring or racists. What is happening in America would never be allowed in Mexico or any other Latin country.
You Americans seem to have a big heart for the poor and suffering, but have no place in you're hearts for your own culture. This is very sad. We Latino's don't suffer this.
I feel proud when that day comes when America will belong to all Latino's. I will also be sad. Sad that you Americans did not think enough of your own beautiful country, traditions, way of life to protect it. This uncaring for ones own country has been a blessing for us Latino's. Do not be angry with us for invading your country and making it our home. You, you're laws and politicians made it all possible. We only took what was offered and given.
Silly Americanos, I wish you all well with what little time you have left to call you're home United States of America.
Sincerely,
Emmanuel
This is part of a worldwide trend of European (and European-descended) people failing to reproduce.
Condoms, abortion, etc., have led to this.
"The absolute FEAR today's American has of being called a racist is unbelievable - they'd rather be accused of anything but that."
Yes. In terms of social stigma, it's much worse to be a racist than a murderer. The laws punish murderers more severly, but that's because the liberals haven't had a chance to "fix" that.
What's more, you can be accused of being racist, (easiest done if the accused is white), and it can have a damaging effect, regardless if it's true or not.
Try getting a city contract in Detroit as the true minority and you will find out what racism is all about. It is currently something like 85-90% black.
Seems like thier plan is going to work perfectly.
Flood the country another culture.
Remove the peoples identity.
Vuala! New world order.And to remark on another comment here: It doesn't matter if whites statistically become the minority. Its not the numbers that give you the "golden ticket", its the color.
I like that word..."tolerance". We must be tolerant of crime, high taxes, roudy behavior and spanish language. Are they tolerant of me?
That is true, alot of Florida Hispanics (most?) are of Cuban descent. I'd say half of those could pass for "white bread" Americans. They are also quite Conservative.
This trend doesn't bother me too much, what concerns me is how assimilated these people are. The more the better, of course, but I dont mind if they retain some elements of the home culture (Yummy foods, hot women, LOL).
Just for the record, I am one of the "browns", or whatever it is they call me. Born and raised in the USA, love football, hotdogs, and apple pie. I speak perfect english, people that I meet online or over the phone are often shocked to see that I am hispanic, because I come across as so "American" otherwise. I like it that way.
That refers to people born in Los Angeles. Silly question, don't you know anything?
Don't blame it all on The South. There are just as many 'hoods in Yankeedom as well as the Left Coast...........
>>>Condoms, abortion, etc., have led to this.
Ah no. Property taxes and wealth distribution have caused us to produce small families.
try getting a construction job if your employed crew is legally in the country or citizens of the country.
Looks like their "plan" blew up in their faces.
Florida has a an R governor and legislature, unlike 30 years ago when FL was more "white"(i.e democrats controlled).
There will a race for the FL governorship but the legislature will stay R.
Condoms, abortion, etc., have led to this.
This is exactly it. "white people" world wide have stopped breeding. Here in the USA, I find that alot of white people seem to think of children as more of a burden than a blessing. It seems the only "white" folks reproducing these days are Christians and Conservatives. You folks keep up the good work!
I don't think property taxes or wealth distribution have the ability to interfere with conception.
Oh boy! Now they can become eligible for all the affirmative-action freebies, and get "racial profiling" status if they get arrested, etc. Ain't life grand?
no it means shows like that nice show I caught last night on UPN about the black sports agency will end up being the first act in the humiliation of the white person.
Let's see, a central gag to last night's show (pardon me for not knowing the name but Jose Canseco was a guest "star") was the black business owner yelling at the white short order cook with bad teeth to get her butt back to work. She made a point of being demeaning to the portrayal of the only white person in the show as a dirty, ugly,nasty toothed hick white worker. It was quite something to see.
And the hoods always have the highest voter turnout.
Amazing how patriotic them hoods are.
Yay! Special rights for whites! LOL
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