Growing Latino Population

http://www.unh.edu/news/cj_nr/2008/jan/bp23latino.cfm

This website outlines the main problems and issues concerning the growth of the latino Population. It has been estimated that Seven states in the South and Southwest have at least 100,000 non-metro Latinos, accounting for 57 percent of the nation's non-metro Latino population: Texas, New Mexico, North Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, and California.

It has also been found that Compared to non-Hispanic whites and blacks, non-metro Latinos are proportionately younger (three in ten are under age 15), gave birth at higher rates (9.2 percent for Latinas compared to 5.5 percent for whites and 6.3 percent for blacks), and have lower levels of education. Latinos are also living in poverty, with an average family income of below $25,000. Latino women, a long with black women of America face job uncertainties, making life difficult for them.

The growth of the Latino population could cause problems in America, as many states may become over populated. Latino's make up a third of the population of America, making it a more diverse country, but many people feel that the hispanic race is flooding their country.

"The Latino population needs to be seen as a valuable resource for this country. U.S. institutions will increasingly be affected by and dependent on Latinos in the coming decades. For example, the business community will increasingly rely on Latinos as entrepreneurs, employees, investors, and consumers. The bilingual and bicultural nature of the Latino population also makes Latinos a valuable resource as the U.S. business community expands its consumer markets and business operations into Latin America."