Minorities are majority in 8 large cities

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/minorities-become-a-majority-in-washington-region/2011/08/30/gIQADobxqJ_story.html?hpid=z1


Minorities become a majority in Washington region

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Along with Washington, the regions surrounding New York, San Diego, Las Vegas and Memphis have become majority-minority since 2000. Non-Hispanic whites are a minority in 22 of the country’s 100-biggest urban areas.

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In most places, the demographic shift has been so rapid that even the officials tracking it have been stunned.

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“You’re going to start seeing that demographic impact politically in the outer suburbs” more and more, he predicted.

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“It’s not a traditional immigrant magnet,” he said. “Ten years ago, when you thought of immigrants, you’d think of L.A., New York or San Francisco. You wouldn’t think of Washington. Now it’s moved up on the pecking order.

“It’s a precursor of what’s coming in other places.”
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I'm sure the W.H. is paying attention to this

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1. This demographic shift is the real motivator behind the Tea party.

Bar graphs of projected budget deficits don't cause the rabid right to freak out,
but seeing people of color moving in around them will do it every time.

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2. kick

nt

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3. kicking back to pg1 as this info is important to the next election

nt