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Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states

  • Written by Rogelio Sáenz, Professor of Demography, The University of Texas at San Antonio
The U.S. white majority is shrinking. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com

Demographers project that whites will become a minority in the U.S. in around 2045, dropping below 50% of the population.

That’s a quarter-century from now – still a long way away, right?

Not if you focus on children. White children right now are on the eve of becoming a...

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