Native-born Californians regain majority status

The L.A Times reports that “For the first time since the 19th century Gold Rush, California-born residents now make up the majority statewide and in most counties, according to a USC study released Wednesday. And experts predict even Los Angeles — long a mecca for new immigrants — will become majority California-born by the time the 2010 census is completed.”  Dowell Myers, a USC urban planning and demography professor, coauthored the study. According to Myers, “`But people are living in the past. They still think we are fighting off hordes of migrants.'”

KJ