World News Minorities surpass whites in U.S. births

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For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in the nation's racial makeup and the prolonged impact of a weak economy, which is now resulting in fewer Hispanics entering the country. Minorities made up roughly 2.02 million, or 50.4 percent of U.S. births in the 12-month period ending July 2011. That compares with 37 percent in 1990. (AP)

米新生児、初めてマイノリティーが白人上回る

米国の2011年の人口調査によると、新生児におけるヒスパニックなどのマイノリティーの割合が、初めて白人を上回ったことが明らかになった。

Shukan ST: JUNE 1, 2012

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