The Great 'White' Influx

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The Great 'White' Influx
By SOLOMON MOORE and ROBIN FIELDS
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers

"Regardless of color, two-thirds of immigrants choose that designation
on census replies. For some, it's synonymous with America.
... The 2000 Census counted 28 million foreign-born residents.
Two-thirds identified themselves as white. In 1990, half of the
foreign-born population checked "white."

Another sign of change: In 1990, immigrants made up 5% of all white
Americans. By 2000, the foreign-born accounted for 9% of the white
population.

Latinos, the nation's largest immigrant group, are driving those
numbers. Almost half checked the "white" box in Census 2000..."


Sharon Stade
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