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America set to hit 300 million and counting ... Milestone baby likely to be Hispanic Sunday, June 25, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. population is on target to hit 300 million this fall and it's a good bet the milestone baby -- or immigrant -- will be Hispanic. No one will know for sure because the date and time will be just an estimate. But Latinos -- immigrants and those born in this country -- are driving the population growth, accounting for almost half the increase last year, more than any other ethnic or racial group. White non-Hispanics, who make up about two-thirds of the population, accounted for less than one-fifth of the increase. When the population reached 200 million in 1967, there was no accurate tally of U.S. Hispanics. The first effort to count Hispanics came in the 1970 census, and the results were dubious. The Census Bureau counted about 9.6 million Latinos, a little less than 5 percent of the population, but the bureau acknowledged that figure was inflated. In 1967, there were fewer than 10 million people in the U.S. who were born in other countries; that was not even one in 20. Today, there are 36 million immigrants, about one in eight. "We were much more of an insular society back then," said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. As of early Sunday, there were 299,058,932 people in the United States, according to the Census Bureau's population clock. The estimate is based on annual numbers for births, deaths and immigration, averaged throughout the year. The 300-millionth person in the U.S. will likely be born -- or cross the border -- in October, though bureau officials are wary of committing to a particular month because of the subjective nature of the clock. > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > committing to a particular month because of the subjective nature of > the clock. Horray! USA! USA! USA! Though I think it would have been cooler to live in 1967 when there were far fewer immigrants around. > > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > > the clock. > > Horray! USA! USA! USA! > > Though I think it would have been cooler to live in 1967 when there > were far fewer immigrants around. But, a Hell of a lot more Hippies. >> The 300-millionth person in the U.S. will likely be born -- or cross >> the border -- in October, though bureau officials are wary of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Though I think it would have been cooler to live in 1967 when there >were far fewer immigrants around. In some ways it was cooler just because there were much fewer people around. Most cities that are known for traffic now didn't have that big a problem with traffic back then. Land was cheap even on the ocean. Though the food choices were much more limited. > >> The 300-millionth person in the U.S. will likely be born -- or cross > >> the border -- in October, though bureau officials are wary of [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > big a problem with traffic back then. Land was cheap even on the > ocean. Though the food choices were much more limited. . Radical. How DARE you say the planet would be better off with fewer Human animals running around? (just joking) I agree. This planet would be better off with fewer people. "Damaging the environment" wouldn't even be an issue if there were only 50 million instead of 300 million Americans. There'd be plenty of cheap land to live upon, plenty of room on the highway for your drive to work (goodbye Washington D.C. gridlock), and plenty of food & other resources to share. . I thought it was amusing when Japan started telling women to get pregant. That's the WRONG thing to do. Japan should be happy that it's population is shrinking, and someday will have fewer people trying to squeeze on to that little island & thereby living a more sustainable/less damaging lifestyle on this planet. . >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... yay! More TV viewers!  SignatureIt is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad for them, it's failing. > >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > > yay! More TV viewers! More gun owners. >> >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >> >> yay! More TV viewers! >> >More gun owners. It's called the "second amendment". Try not to cry. SignatureIt is simply breathtaking to watch the glee and abandon with which the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad for them, it's failing. >>America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > >yay! More TV viewers! I wonder if that's why the number of entries each goes up dramatically in the IMDB as the decades go by. Or maybe more people put in the current stuff and the older stuff has just been lost. 1950 2365 entries 1960 3350 entries 1970 4748 entries 1980 5394 entries 1990 7357 entries 2000 14348 entries 2005 20368 entries 2006 9366 entries so far That includes everything such as TV shows, movies and other projects. >>America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > >yay! More TV viewers! More trash, more cars jamming up the freeways.... -- Bush = Nixon https://political.moveon.org/donate/notillegal-QT.html http://www.bushflash.com/14.html http://www.oldamericancentury.org/14pts.htm http://www.new-enlightenment.com/nazification_step4.htm > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > driving the population growth, accounting for almost half the increase > last year, more than any other ethnic or racial group. See any similarity? http://www.hat.net/album/asia/india/10_temples_and_gods/13_bikaner/041209224218_ temple_of_rats.jpg > See any similarity? > > http://www.hat.net/album/asia/india/10_temples_and_gods/13_bikaner/041209224218_ temple_of_rats.jpg Similary to what, Rich? Is that your family portrait? >>America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://www.hat.net/album/asia/india/10_temples_and_gods/13_bikaner/041209224218_ temple_of_rats.jpg That's not a very good family portrait, Rich. > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > > Milestone baby likely to be Hispanic And probably born to parents who are in the county illegally.... > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... [snip] Wow! Three hundred million of the most ignorant, most obnoxious people in the world, and all in one place. Not to mention the greatest argument there is for population control. > > America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > in the world, and all in one place. Not to mention the greatest > argument there is for population control. Don't get snotty now. Without all us rich ignorant a.sholes to buy the unneeded goods the dollar-a-day laborers in the third world make, they would have even less than they do now. aem sends... >> America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > in the world, and all in one place. Not to mention the greatest > argument there is for population control. This coming from Costa Rica??? We've read about you in Jurassic Park. >>> America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >>> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >This coming from Costa Rica??? We've read about you in Jurassic Park. Is CR Costa Rica? I was thinking it might be Croatia. Either way there isn't much to be said in comparison. Heck, it seems that about half the people Central and South America want to come live and work in the USA so it can't be that bad in comparison to their home countries. >>>> America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >the people Central and South America want to come live and work in the >USA so it can't be that bad in comparison to their home countries. Costa Rica is CR, Croatia is HR. I wonder how the Nicaraguans slaving away on the Costa Rican coffee plantations feel about the wealthy (by comparison) Costa Ricans... SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. >>>>> America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >away on the Costa Rican coffee plantations feel about the wealthy (by >comparison) Costa Ricans... Better question is how do young teenage prostitutes feel about being exploited while their government allows it? Costa Ricans should be ashamed of themselves... -- lab~rat >:-) Do you want polite or do you want sincere? [snip] > Better question is how do young teenage prostitutes feel about being > exploited while their government allows it? Costa Ricans should be > ashamed of themselves... > -- [snip] I see that brain dead lab~rat keeps ignoring the documentation confirming that the rate of underage prostitution in the US is twice that of Costa Rica. You really need to get laid. >[snip] >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >confirming that the rate of underage prostitution in the US is twice >that of Costa Rica. Difference is that it's against the law and enforced in the US while the Costa Rican condones it. >You really need to get laid. If I ever get an urge for 14 year old nookie, I'll go to Costa Rica where I can get away with paying for it... -- lab~rat >:-) Do you want polite or do you want sincere? >>[snip] >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >If I ever get an urge for 14 year old nookie, I'll go to Costa Rica >where I can get away with paying for it... Be sure and notify the Costa Rican consuklate so they can line you up with the appropriate people. http://www.1-costaricalink.com/costa_rica_entertainment/singles_bars_costa_rica.htm Attention! Prostitutes and prostitution are tolerated in Costa Rica. Promoting prostitution, or pimping, is illegal and carries stiff prison terms if convicted. The Costa Rican Government also takes a strong stance against sexual activities, of any kind, with minors. If you are a pedophile, or entertain thoughts of having sexual relations with anyone under the age of 18, male or female, Costa Rica is the wrong country for you. You will be severely punished if caught. First time offenses can put you in a Costa Rican prison for the rest of your life. >>>>>> America set to hit 300 million and counting ... >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >exploited while their government allows it? Costa Ricans should be >ashamed of themselves... They just blame that on American tourists. SignatureThere's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > >Milestone baby likely to be Hispanic Good, the Repubs are sh.tting all over our little brown vot, err, brothers. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > > > >Milestone baby likely to be Hispanic > > Good, the Repubs are sh.tting all over our little brown vot, err, > brothers. Nice parody of a Democrat. Very funny. >America set to hit 300 million and counting ... > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] >committing to a particular month because of the subjective nature of >the clock. Just speaking from my POV, I think that's the real reason behind the anti-abortion movement. More whites would get abortions than minorities. "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" Lord Acton > Just speaking from my POV, I think that's the real reason behind the > anti-abortion movement. More whites would get abortions than > minorities. Damn right! Who wants to see a world become majority Muslim? On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:29:15 +0000, exploding population <theus@goes.boom> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said >The U.S. population is on target to hit 300 million >this fall and it's a good bet the milestone baby -- or immigrant -- >will be Hispanic. see http://mindprod.com/environment/population.html for why this is nothing to celebrate. Every extra person is going to make the energy crunch that much harder to deal with. Before the age of oil the USA was able to support only about 76 million with most people doing manual agricultural labour. The green revolution which allowed the population to balloon to 300 million, requires enormous quantities of oil and natural gas. We can't keep doing that as the oil flow dwindles. We either have to find ever more energy efficient ways of growing and distributing food, or we have to cut back on the number of people, or some of both. SignatureCanadian Mind Products, Roedy Green, http://mindprod.com "It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory." ~ W. Edwards Deming > Before the age of oil the USA was able to support only about 76 > million with most people doing manual agricultural labour. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > find ever more energy efficient ways of growing and distributing food, > or we have to cut back on the number of people, or some of both. . I agree we will need to cut-back, but things are not quite as desperate as you make them seem. The largest supply of oil is directly north of us in Canada's oil shale reserves. And we've got literally mountains filled with coal which we could probably liquefy & convert to diesel fuel to keep the cars running. Obviously we'd be better off with 100 million people (not just energy, but also living space), but we're not going to face a disaster in the future. We'll just need to make some sacrifices. . >> Before the age of oil the USA was able to support only about 76 >> million with most people doing manual agricultural labour. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >but also living space), but we're not going to face a disaster in the >future. We'll just need to make some sacrifices. The interesting thing is without all of the immigration of people into the USA (legal and illegal) we would have a shrinking population. It seems that all of the first world countries are experiencing shrinking populations as people choose to have smaller families. So if we could raise the standard of living overnight in China, India, Africa and the South and Central American countries the worlds population might actually begin to shrink. > >> Before the age of oil the USA was able to support only about 76 > >> million with most people doing manual agricultural labour. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > South and Central American countries the worlds population might > actually begin to shrink. Russia is already experiencing a population decline. I figure the US population will level off at 350 million in about 10-15 years as the Mexicans start heading back home to find jobs. If I could remember the source, I ran across an estimate from "experts" that expect the world population to level off at the 10.5 billion level in around 50 years. >> >> Before the age of oil the USA was able to support only about 76 >> >> million with most people doing manual agricultural labour. [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >source, I ran across an estimate from "experts" that expect the world >population to level off at the 10.5 billion level in around 50 years. That's a good thing. If the population of the US stabilizes at about 350 million then that's a workable number. With the rise in broadband technologies and the rise in information based industries there could be man more people choosing to live in smaller, more remote communities so the large cities don't have to grow to population densities of places like Tokyo. I see from looking at this site: http://gsociology.icaap.org/report/demsum.html that even the population in the less developed countries is declining. That seems surprising to me, but it does point to a stabilizing of the world's population. > >> On 28 Jun 2006 06:49:00 -0700, "videonovels@yahoo.com" > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > That's a good thing. If the population of the US stabilizes at about > 350 million then that's a workable number. .... The U.S. population according to the last Census has experienced 0.2% natural growth (not counting immigrants), so we are not yet in negative growth, but probably will be soon (like Europe/Japan). I was annoyed with the Japanese government: "Here's some money; take some time off from your jobs & have babies." Jeez. They should be HAPPY their population is starting to shrink, not encouraging more growth. Short-sighted politicians. . > We either have to find ever more energy efficient ways of growing > and distributing food, or we have to cut back on the number of > people, or some of both. I say we generate electricity by burning liberals. 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