Latinos Driving Growth in the US
Since 2000, the nation’s Latino population has increased by 10.2 million – 6 million from births in the United States and 4.2 million from immigration. Overall, the nation’s Latino population has grown by nearly 30 percent, from about 35 million in 2000 to about 45 million in 2007, according to the Pew report. By comparison, the non-Hispanic U.S. population grew just 4 percent over the same period.
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