Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous

Article author: 
Sabrina Tavernise
Article publisher: 
New York Times
Article date: 
23 November 2018
Article category: 
National News
Medium
Article Body: 

The graphic was splashy by the Census Bureau’s standards and it showed an unmistakable moment in America’s future: the year 2044, when white Americans were projected to fall below half the population and lose their majority status....

In a nation preoccupied by race, the moment when white Americans will make up less than half the country’s population has become an object of fascination....

For white nationalists, it signifies a kind of doomsday clock counting down to the end of racial and cultural dominance. For progressives who seek an end to Republican power, the year points to inevitable political triumph, when they imagine voters of color will rise up and hand victories to the Democratic Party....

 


 

CAIRCO Notes

The article implies that "white nationalists" are outright racists. In actuality, a nationalist supports sovereignty of their country - in this case, American sovereignty. They may be citizens who are White, Black, or of any other race.

In an already overpopulated country, Congress has been working feverishly for decades to import cheap labor - and cheap Democratic voters - from other countries in order to undercut the wages of American workers. 

 

Projecting Majority-Minority - Non-Hispanic Whites may no longer comprise over 50 percent of the U.S. Population by 2044, U.S. Census Bureau:


Projecting Majority-Minority - Non-Hispanic Whites may no longer comprise over 50 percent of the U.S. Population by 2044