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Title: The Making of a People

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Publication Year: 2006

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Abstract: In 2003 the Hispanic population of the United States reached 40 millionor 44 million if the inhabitants of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico are included (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004b). Only Mexico (with a population above 100 million) is larger among Spanish-speaking countries today. The rapid growth of the Hispanic populationwhich had been estimated at only 4 million in 1950has been stunning (Table 2-1).1 Its current growth rate is four times that of the total population. The U.S. Census Bureau (2004a) has projected that, given continuing immigration and moderate levels of natural increase, Hispanics will grow by 2050 to an estimated 103 million people and account for 25 percent of the national total, significantly exceeding the proportions of other ethnic or racial minorities. And while Hispanic Americans now account for one of every seven persons in the United States, their impactsocial, cultural, political, and economicis much more profound because of their concentration in particular states and localities. The origins, present status, and complex trajectories of this population thus merit careful analysis.

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Authors: Rumbaut, Ruben G.

Editors: Tienda, Marta; Mitchell, Faith

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Volume Title: Hispanics and the Future of America

Publisher: The National Academies Press

Publisher Location: Washington, D.C.

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS

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