Growth of Hispanic, Asian Population Slows Unexpectedly, Census Reports

“Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the United States has slowed unexpectedly, causing the government to push back estimates on when minorities will become the majority by as much as a decade.

Census data being released today also showed that fewer Hispanics are migrating to suburbs and newly emerging immigrant areas in the Southeast, including Arkansas, Tennessee and Georgia. Instead, Hispanics are staying in traditional gateway locations such as California….”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051303821.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Hope Yen, AP, 14 May 2009