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[ filed under: immigration politics ] EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! MASS IMMIGRATION UPS U.S. POPULATION TO 438 MILLION by 2050!! No wonder the Republican candidates for President have been so adamantly against illegal immigration – they’re afraid of giving up their elevated, comfortable position atop the social pyramid of the United States. Granted this story isn’t about illegal immigration but either way both forms of immigration by the year 2050 will dramatically change the majority and minority populations of the United States. This election season is a testament to the vast transformation of majority and minority relations. Yes, yes—I know. This race and gender story has been played over and over again since last year. But the politics of the U.S. has been shifting from one to the other for some time now. Take the election of Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House. A woman has take up a position that has traditionally been held by her male counterpart. Maybe I’m reading far too into this, but the trade off of the majority and the minority seems to be breaking away from the standard norm of what we’ve come to expect: White, rich men are the leaders of this country. At least, generally speaking. If you took a random poll of people and asked then which race had the most ‘power’ and ‘control’—and the rest writes itself. Women and people of color have been trying to make their way around the glass ceiling for a very, long time – which makes the whole change so very refreshing. I imagine this is why the Obama and Clinton race is getting so much coverage, two popular members of their each respective minority groups – someone bust out the champagne. The estimated number of immigrants to enter the United States by 2050 could very well bring out a whole new of political savvy minorities, who have set the new benchmark of success following the possible victories of either Obama or Clinton in the remainder of the election. Immigrants born in other countries may not be able to become President of the United States – at least not yet—but their native born children might. comments |
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And you are not worried about overpopulation and what these huge numbers of people will do to our natural resources and social services? I know that in my 35 years I have seen huge increases in traffic, small towns turn into overcrowded cities and schools unable to keep up with the number of new students needing education. Shouldn’t we be worried about the United States we are giving to our children and grandchildren?
By Lisa Feroli · Posted on Feb 18, 11:27 AM