CNN: "Births, not immigration, account for most of Hispanic growth in last decade" (giving birth, illegal immigration)

[Cindy_Jole]

That's just great. Our tax dollars are giving these illegals incentive to breed like rabbits.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by malamute

They aren't. Hard working, taxpaying Americans with some Spanish in their ancestry are not gulping down fertility pills and becoming octomoms to have the extreme birth rates.

In fact if you removed the illegals from the equation and just looked at American and work sponsored immigrants with Spanish last names, you would probably not see much difference in birth rates and family sizes than other Americans.

That's because, time and time again, the higher up the economic ladder a family is, the more likely a family will have less and less kids. That's why even poor blacks have a higher birthrate than middle class blacks and the same goes for whites. The poor naturally have more kids than the more well-off. This means that a huge overwhelming majority of illegal Mexicans here are poor here and poor back home. So what happens? The poverty class grows larger and larger and things get worse. It's no coincidence that the UN prediction for more billions of people over the next several decades is mostly occurring in Africa. Poverty breeds more poverty, it's the same exact trend across ALL of the world

[huddledmasses]

Originally Posted by malamute

Hard working, taxpaying Americans with some Spanish in their ancestry are not gulping down fertility pills and becoming octomoms to have the extreme birth rates.

In fact if you removed the illegals from the equation and just looked at American and work sponsored immigrants with Spanish last names, you would probably not see much difference in birth rates and family sizes than other Americans.

Multiple citations needed for bolded.

[chicagonut]

The Hispanic growth is directly due from both illegal immigration and births by illegal aliens from south of our border.

[makossa]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

And if you boot out the illegals, then "Hispanics" will no longer be scheduled to be the majority in the U.S. in 2050. At least CNN admits now that the Hispanic (actually the Mexican) growth in the U.S. is due to high birth rates. And it's easy to connect the dots and show that it's mostly anchor babies being given birth

If it does happen, and they do become the majority by 2050 will the non-Hispanics then get to enjoy minority status with all its perks?

[SoEdible]

Originally Posted by Sco

If they are born here they are US citizens. Why does their ethnicity matter to you?

Because ethnicity matters to THEM ... it has always been a race to get to that "majority" or "majority minority." To me, that's not good for the country. We need less attention put on race, but we're not seeing that with illegal immigration.

[chicagonut]

Originally Posted by SoEdible

Because ethnicity matters to THEM ... it has always been a race to get to that "majority" or "majority minority." To me, that's not good for the country. We need less attention put on race, but we're not seeing that with illegal immigration.

Exactly, and far too many American citizens of Mexican/Hispanic descent are advocates for these illegals because they are ethnically like themselves. It is selfish and self-serving and not in the best interests of the majority of Americans or this country.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

That's because, time and time again, the higher up the economic ladder a family is, the more likely a family will have less and less kids. That's why even poor blacks have a higher birthrate than middle class blacks and the same goes for whites. The poor naturally have more kids than the more well-off. This means that a huge overwhelming majority of illegal Mexicans here are poor here and poor back home. So what happens? The poverty class grows larger and larger and things get worse. It's no coincidence that the UN prediction for more billions of people over the next several decades is mostly occurring in Africa. Poverty breeds more poverty, it's the same exact trend across ALL of the world

Yes, plus when people are working to provide for their families and are providing some of the luxuries, like a home in a nice enough neighborhood, books, toys, and other things for their children, they tend not to be able to afford a whole lot of them, plus in order to finish an education, it's usually necessary to delay the start of the family.

This goes for the middle class every where. A certain amount of responsibility is required toward their children.

[Michigantown]

Originally Posted by makossa

If it does happen, and they do become the majority by 2050 will the non-Hispanics then get to enjoy minority status with all its perks?

Hispanics wont be the majority by 2050, but whites will not be a majority do to falling under 50% of the population.

[High Springs Gator]

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

That's because, time and time again, the higher up the economic ladder a family is, the more likely a family will have less and less kids. That's why even poor blacks have a higher birthrate than middle class blacks and the same goes for whites. The poor naturally have more kids than the more well-off. This means that a huge overwhelming majority of illegal Mexicans here are poor here and poor back home. So what happens? The poverty class grows larger and larger and things get worse. It's no coincidence that the UN prediction for more billions of people over the next several decades is mostly occurring in Africa. Poverty breeds more poverty, it's the same exact trend across ALL of the world

How do you explain low birth rates in Russia if poverty leads to higher birth rates.