Minority Population

The wave of immigration has been a major factor for population growth since the mid-1960s and has made children the most racially and ethnically diverse age group in the United States in the nation’s history. In 1960, Hispanic, Asian, and mixed-race youth made up 4 percent
of all U.S. children; today their share is 28 percent (Tienda & Haskins,2011). During that same period the share of non-Hispanic white children has steadily dropped from about 80 percent to 57 percent (Tienda & Haskins,2011).
Statistics have elucidated the impact that minority populations will have on the overall United States population growth. The current minority group will become the majority as time progresses, and therefore, many of the minority or immigrant youth