Originally Posted by Guest

I really appreciate your reasoned approach to the discussion. It is in refreshing contrast to those who just throw barbs, and ignore what is said by others.

You make interesting points, even if they are off topic. Sometimes the discussion simply evolves.

Having said that, I would now point out that there is a subtle shift in your argument. You started out talking about race; you are now talking about ethnicity.

What's the difference? Well, in the standards of the United States the major races include White, Black, and Asian. They collect information on Hispanic and Latino ethnicity, but do not consider it a race.

Other examples of ethnicity are people who are Americans, but identify themselves by the national origin of their ancestors, such as Italian-American, Irish-American, etc. The largest such demographic in the United States are those who identify themselves as German-American (according to census records.)

In America all of these groups with origins in Western Europe (including Spain) are considered White.

Now, if we can agree that you are actually discussing ethnicity and not race we may be approaching some agreement in this discussion. Note that your graph is not about race, but about culture, which makes the separate category of Hispanic more appropriate.

In my travels with Presidents and Presidential Candidates, I have been to every state in the United States except Vermont, New Hampshire, and North Dakota. My experience has been that the culture, but not necessarily the racial composition, in heavily Hispanic or traditionally Hispanic areas tends to be Hispanic.

SO, perhaps we can agree that there is a cultural shift going on in the country. This was probably pioneered by Liberal college professors and Black activists who objected to study of material by and about "Dead White Europeans." Talking about Liberal Education in most of our colleges today is nonsense. It is indoctrination, not education.

But, having said that the culture is changing, I will continue to recognize the Census Report that states that the total White population is 72.4%.