Over the last decade, Texas has seen changes in general patterns of demographics in reference to ethnicity, age, and income. This population shift has several implications on the future welfare of the Texas economy, government, and other public institutions. However, the Texas government has the ability to implement changes now to help curtail issues that lie ahead. Also, with such drastic changes in demographics, the partisan politics of Texas maybe redefined. Overall, Texas population has been diversifying and growing in strides. In the last 15 years, the Anglo population in Texas has slightly increased, while the Hispanic population sizably increased. Texas has also seen a significant increase in the ethnic group categorized as “Others”
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It is completely understandable that the population of Texas has an ever growing increase of Hispanic population Texas was once part of Mexico, and it shares a large boarder with Mexico. Because of this, Texas immigrants are primarily from Mexico. What is surprising is the rate of increase. Hispanics tend to have higher birth rates than other ethnicities. Traditionally, Hispanics are Catholic, and the Catholic Church does not believe in birth control. Agrarian societies tend to have more children, so they have more help with the daily work. Yet, the increase in a minority does have negative …show more content…
Hispanics do not have adequate access to education. Hispanics also have lower high school graduations rates than Anglos,. Education is the key to a successful future-and becoming a good little tax payer. Hispanics tend to have lower paying jobs, which leads to a greater need for welfare programs. So, if the majority of the Texas population does not have access to educational institution and are unable to obtain good paying jobs, there will be a great dependence on welfare programs with no tax money to fund them. There are measures that can be taken now to help alleviate these issues in the future. Education reform is at the top of the list. Anyone who access to a quality education can achieve a high school diploma, and even go on to college. Hispanics have a better chance at becoming good little tax payers, and obtaining profitable careers if there is access to quality education. Also, making job training opportunities and adult education courses more readily available in Hispanic communities would increase higher paying job opportunities. Of course Republicans do not typically support public welfare policy, with an increase majority of Hispanic population in Texas, they may no longer be in
It is completely understandable that the population of Texas has an ever growing increase of Hispanic population Texas was once part of Mexico, and it shares a large boarder with Mexico. Because of this, Texas immigrants are primarily from Mexico. What is surprising is the rate of increase. Hispanics tend to have higher birth rates than other ethnicities. Traditionally, Hispanics are Catholic, and the Catholic Church does not believe in birth control. Agrarian societies tend to have more children, so they have more help with the daily work. Yet, the increase in a minority does have negative …show more content…
Hispanics do not have adequate access to education. Hispanics also have lower high school graduations rates than Anglos,. Education is the key to a successful future-and becoming a good little tax payer. Hispanics tend to have lower paying jobs, which leads to a greater need for welfare programs. So, if the majority of the Texas population does not have access to educational institution and are unable to obtain good paying jobs, there will be a great dependence on welfare programs with no tax money to fund them. There are measures that can be taken now to help alleviate these issues in the future. Education reform is at the top of the list. Anyone who access to a quality education can achieve a high school diploma, and even go on to college. Hispanics have a better chance at becoming good little tax payers, and obtaining profitable careers if there is access to quality education. Also, making job training opportunities and adult education courses more readily available in Hispanic communities would increase higher paying job opportunities. Of course Republicans do not typically support public welfare policy, with an increase majority of Hispanic population in Texas, they may no longer be in