The Hispanic population is experiencing non-stop growth here in the valley and nationwide. But it’s not because of immigration. Here in Las Vegas, according to this year’s Las Vegas Perspective, the Hispanic population is at 26-percent.
But that number is growing every day. It’s a natural increase because it’s now births that are accounting for most of the nation’s Hispanic population, not immigration.
Twenty years ago, motherhood led Heidi Herrera from Mexico, to the United States. “It was a choice because we didn’t want out kids to go through what we did. We wanted for them to have a better life, a better education.”
Today, her three children are adding to what many are calling “the Hispanic baby boom.”
“It’s a misconception that people come in, have their kids and go back to Mexico and whenever they’re older, just come over to the United States,” she said.
In seven years, the Hispanic population grew by more than 10 million people. This natural increase is something Hispanic advocate Miguel Barrientos says should come as no surprise.
“It’s a natural thing that’s happening. The Census Bureau has indicated in the year 2050, 50-percent of the population in U.S. will be Latino. This is the beginning stage of that phenomenal growth that will take place in the country,” he said.
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August 26th, 2008 at 11:16 am
The reason the population is rising is because of the illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central and South America are giving birth to children so that they can be anchored to this country. Thanks to their children, they are able to recieve free benefits and other handouts that U.S citizens are either denied or have to give an arm and leg for. For the author of this article to include illegal immigrants with latinos that are law abiding legal immigrants and U.S citizens is insulting.