Immigration attracts everyone’s attention. Today many people are concerned about the high increase of the immigrant population. Among all the ethnic group, Hispanic is the fastest growing one. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2001), in the year 2000, “the number of people of Hispanic or Latino descent in the United States topped 35 million (12.5 percent of the population), surpassing the number of African American (12.3) and 3.6 percent or Asian Americans “. This makes Hispanics the largest community in America. From a cultural point of view, many Spanish-speaking immigrants believe that children constitute an economic asset; this explains why they have a high birth rate. Now how should we approach this problem? They start having children at a very early age and they do not use birth control. They believe that having children is about the same as social security. Their children would be able to care for them later in their lives.
Back Talk: Fertility Rates, Out-of-Wedlock Birthrates, and Immigration
I understand why many people are worried; such an increase of the population will strain the limited resources available. For example, in many part of the country there is a demand for more schools, hospitals, social workers, and along with that an increase in the food stamp line. All of this provokes budget shortages in many states.
WorldNetDaily: 'Family values' won't get help from immigration
Back Talk: Fertility Rates, Out-of-Wedlock Birthrates, and Immigration
I understand why many people are worried; such an increase of the population will strain the limited resources available. For example, in many part of the country there is a demand for more schools, hospitals, social workers, and along with that an increase in the food stamp line. All of this provokes budget shortages in many states.
WorldNetDaily: 'Family values' won't get help from immigration
3 comments:
Birth rate was a very good topic to talk about and if have to keep in mind that your cenus only take in account the part of the population which is actual legally allow to resides in the United states. Not to mention that our cenus is only taking every ten years too. I can notice within the area that i live in that the hispanic population is the dominating race within the community. I like your topic choice for this week.
Hm...this post feels really aggressive for some reason against the U.S. Hispanic minority. Maybe it was how I was reading the text? You mention that in 2000, the Latino population grew to 35 million, but that doesn't discuss birth rate specifically. That could have everything to do with more immigration.
And I have to say, unless you can quote Spanish-speaking immigrants on this issue, you might come under some fire. For example: most people see children as economic assets. That's why Japan and Italy and Russia encourage those in their country to have kids to keep the population current; children become workforce participants and that helps us all. This in and of itself is not a negative thing.
But be *very* careful about stereotyping. Not all Spanish-speaking people have out-of-wedlock babies or don't use birth control. Keep researching your statistics and be careful of the websites you choose. Sometimes statistics can be read from any angle. For example, WorldNetDaily is a neoconservative site and most neocons are really anti-immigration at any cost (unless they're part of a big corporation that uses immigrant labor). If you quote from them, balance it off with more progressive links.
Wow I like this topic it is very true but at the same time it seems like you have some aggression towards the Hispanic culture. We all do what we can for our family. If it means having more kids to help our families should we want to do our best. I understand it is your opinions but like you had said on some of your other blogs it is these immagrants that are choosing to do the lowest jobs. They do it for their families survial.
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