"Browning of America"

We have a growing colored population in the United States. Good or bad? At the moment, the answer to this question isn't a definite one. A lot of people see different attitudes towards immigration and social justice moving the nation into a positive, bright future. This country is likely going to take a progressive stance on what or who an American is. I think it's a good, in a way, that we'll be moving in a direction where the country will get to reevaluate itself and the principles its meant to uphold. The idea of being an "American" seems more open-ended nowadays, provided that the ancestors of today's Native Americans were the first to arrive in this land and children of immigrant families (past and present) feel very absorbed in US society. With more colored people in the United States, many of them will take up a position in politics, business, technology, law, and education in order to create a stable, equal system that meets everyone's needs. The "browning of America" notion does, however, have some negative aspects to the racial future of this country.


In the next 10 - 20 years, the urban areas of the United States will experience a 50% increase or higher in the African, Asian, and Hispanic populations. While this diversification will ensure a better future for America, we still have to consider the issue of current immigrant families in poverty, their kids with little formal education, and a great lack of literacy amongst immigrants. There's no way this country will continue to prosper if the future majority of people are poorly educated or lack any job experience that can not only help the individual workers, but the economy as a whole. Republicans argue that these people and their supporting Democratic party will only diminish this country's future since they don't value American ideals the same way whites do. This is untrue and insulting since no one has to be white to love this nation and being a Democrat doesn't mean you're without American values. Another issue we'll have to take account for is the rise of white supremacist groups, who are more than likely to cause violence and inflict harm upon people of color. There will be difficult and challenging problems down the road similar to the ones the United States has dealt with before.Whatever the obstacles or changes may be, my hope is that we reach the bar that our American principles have set for us and we don't repeat the mistakes of our pasts.