janetDAYZ Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Census Reports White People Will Be A Minority By 2043 But it’s not something the country should fear, according to award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. Via HuffPo reports: In her new TV series “America by the Numbers,” Hinojosa, a Mexican-born anchor and executive producer of “Latino USA” on NPR, delves into the data behind the major demographic shift that Census Bureau projections have said will make whites a minority by 2043. Census projections released in December 2012 say the country’s non-Hispanic population will peak at 200 million in 2024, while the multiracial population is projected to more than triple by 2060. “America By The Numbers,” which premiered last week on the World Channel and PBS, aims to cover the issues facing both white America and these newer diverse groups, who make up what the Hinojosa calls “the new mainstream.” The eight-part series was produced by Hinojosa’s organization, Futuro Media Group, which is also behind “Latino USA.” The series will run until the end of November and cover topics such as Guam’s forgotten veterans, Asian-American dropouts, the oil boom on a Native American reservation, the rise of whites in one of Idaho’s small towns and more. The Huffington Post spoke to Hinojosa about the project. The Census projections were released in 2012, following the important role the Latino vote played in President Barack Obama’s re-election. Is that what prompted you to produce “America by the Numbers”? Well, what’s funny is that I conceived this program about four years ago. With my team, we came up with this notion of doing data-driven reporting on massive demographic change because we were looking at the 2010 census that had just come out. Of course, they’re not the only provider of data, but it was clear that the future of this country was increasingly of color and that Latinos were playing a leading role in this demographic change. So as a Latina journalist who has been part of the mainstream, it was kind of like, well, this is my moment to really helm a national television series talking specifically about all of this demographic change. When we talked about this four years ago, to be honest with you, people kind of looked at us like “What?!” … Four years later, people understand what we have been saying, which is that the numbers tell the truth. That’s why we named the series “America by the Numbers.” The data is there: This country is increasingly becoming more of color, more immigrant, more LGBT, more diverse, less Anglo-white. And we need historic change in our country. It’s going to change us forever, but we haven’t really had consistent, deep journalism into what this means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Mexicans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackboy Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 They've been claiming this for years and the date keeps pushing it further back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Oh Please God NO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 What's their point exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 They've been claiming this for years and the date keeps pushing it further back. !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Interesting. Hopefully things will change and now-minorities won't be treated as shitty second class citizens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Interesting. Hopefully things will change and now-minorities won't be treated as shitty second class citizens. It is interesting to imagine how the dynamic of the country might change. Maybe certain ideals may shift, but if you the think about it... The people in power are already the minority in terms of wealth and influence. And those people are predominantly white. However, eventually I would say it won't be so difficult for different people to infiltrate that small circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 It is interesting to imagine how the dynamic of the country might change. Maybe certain ideals may shift, but if you the think about it... The people in power are already the minority in terms of wealth and influence. And those people are predominantly white. However, eventually I would say it won't be so difficult for different people to infiltrate that small circle. Yeah, that makes me think of South Africa, where blacks are the majority but the whites still hold all the wealth. Now I'm not so optimistic anymore LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 It doesn't matter if they control 90% of the wealth in this country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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