Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies: Hispanics and the American Future

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Research Council (U.S.) ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
• Description:
  Currently the nation's largest ethnic minority, Hispanics are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, and they will remain so for the foreseeable future. Numbering over 40 million today, Hispanics are growing by more than 1.5 million annually, from both continuing immigration and natural increase. If current demographic trends continue, nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents will be Hispanic, or of Hispanic ancestry, by 2030 - just a generation hence - up from about 1 in 7 in 2000. Until recently, Hispanics were concentrated in the largest cities in Texas and California, as well as Chicago, New York, and Miami. Now they are scattering nationally, and communities throughout the country are facing the challenges presented by a new, quickly growing immigrant population. The Hispanic population is characterized by a youthful age structure; a large number of foreign born, including many "undocumented"; low levels of education; and disproportionate concentration in low-skill, low-wage jobs. And its presence is being felt in the nation's schools, labor market, health care systems, and political life. A pivotal element of this story is the Hispanic second generation, the children of Spanish-speaking immigrants, who are coming of age as the white majority population is aging. Now numbering 10 million, the second generation is projected to grow to 26 million over the next 25 years. Today the majority of the second generation is in school; by 2030 the majority will be in the labor force. Their economic and social integration will depend on educational investments made today: the Hispanic demographic dividend can be harnessed for the benefit not only of future generations of Hispanics, but also of the nation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Demography Economics Education Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic Characteristics Health Care Immigrant Workers Language Barrier Occupations Policy Racial Factors Socioeconomics Sociological Factors Sociology Workers Workforce Development

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• ISBN:
  9780309096676
• Publisher:
  The National Academies Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Illinois ; Michigan ; New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Rhode Island ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-176
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057849
• Citation:
  Tienda M, Mitchell F, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 2006 Mar; :1-176
• Contact Point Address:
  The National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20001
• Editor(s):
  Tienda M; Mitchell F
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Multiple origins, uncertain destinies: Hispanics and the American future
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215057/cdc_215057_DS1.pdf
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