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U.S. Census releases latest figures on race, Hispanic origin

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If you're illegal...

why would you submit to a censues bureau? A rise in the hispanic population is in no way indicitive of illegal immigration because not all illegal immigrants are hispanic... are people in this area really that slow?

Who cares anyway . . .

White people still represent at least 70% of the population, hispanics and blacks still represent the largest minority groups, and Asians and Native Americans represent the lowest. Even with the influx of illegal immigrants, who by the way also come from European countries and even Canada, the racial composition of this country is not changing very rapidly. Also, we have to remember that part of the increase in the hispanic population is because illegal immigrants have one of the highest rates of child birth . . . but their children, who are born in America, are legal. Therefore, many of them are included in this census. If their parents were also included, hispanics would still be a minority group, though the largest of the minority population.

RonnieW

Almost none is attributable to illegal immigration. Illegals are largely uncounted in any population surveys, especially ones that require the illegal in question to identify themselves. Official census forms require social security numbers, addresses, and other permanent information.

Not surprising...............

How much of this is attribute to illegal immigration??

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