Hispanics are going to take over the US?

Question

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,2203110,00.html

Reading this article, it seem like Hispanics will soon be the majority in the US. Will it happen? Do you think Hispanics are going to take over the US?

Will Spanish become the 2nd official language in the US?

Answer 1

why would it matter if they did?

Answer 2

Unless white birth rates change soon, hispanics will be the largest group, but Asians are giving then a good run for their money. Chances are that no ethnic group will be a majority, greater than 50% of the population.

Then again, birth rates are dropping for all groups, even hispanics. Predicting what is going to happen in the next fifty years is a never all that accurate.

We could be a slave state by then, the way things are going, it sure looks like the Mexicanization of the U.S., where a small group owns almost all the wealth, and the rest are very poor. We are getting there more and more each year since reaganomics was created.

Answer 3

They will be Americans of Hispanic decent. They will also mix with other races, like whites, and will also contribute to society. The 2nd and third generations will appreciate all the America has to offer, study, work hard, and live the American dream without whining about everything. What's your problem with that? Most 2nd and third generation Hispanics don't even speak Spanish, like my ex-husband. My daughter has every much a right to be here as you, sine your ancestors came from someplace else, obviously.

Answer 4

English and German were once both widely used in the US and the 'great referendum' to decide the official language came out in favour of English but only just. Perhaps now is the time for a linguistic paradigm shift in favour of Spanish or Portuguese? After all, one language is as good as another.

Answer 5

No they aren't going to take over. As far as Spanish being the 2nd language that is fine. It may even help.

Answer 6

Take over, how? And so what if Spanish becomes a second national language, how's that hurting anyone?

Answer 7

How will hispanics take over the USA? Whites are the majority now, so explain to me how the whites have taken over the USA? What does it mean to take over the USA????

Answer 8

Read At Own Risk:

http://www.immigrationshumancost.org/index.html

Answer 9

do a little math -- if the entire population of Mexico (108,700,891) (July 2007 est.) came into the US with it's population of 300 million would they be a majority then?

I get voted down for doing math accurately - lol

Answer 10

Yes they are, yes they will,
I don't care as long as they are nice and the English language is 1st

Answer 11

I'm not sure if Hispanics will be the majority but it is predicted by the year 2060 the white race will be the minority group in the US! Did you know... The following senators voted against making English the official language of America : (note there is only one Republican on this list)
Akaka (D-HI)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE) Wants to be President?
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Clinton (D-NY) Wants to be President? GOD FORBID! ?! !?! ?! ! !
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT) Wants to be President?
Domenici (R-NM) Coward, protecting his Senate seat..
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI) Not unusual for him
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA) Wanted to be President
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT) Disappointment here.....
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL) Wants to be President? GOD FORBID! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV) Senate Majority Leader
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-M