Age Gap May Increase Racial Divide
In an article at America's Wire, The Root's senior editor, Teresa Wiltz, writes that an impending generational gap in several states between older whites and younger Latinos and African Americans has experts on race relations concerned that age differences in the population are influencing spending and public policy in areas such as education, transportation, immigration and infrastructure.
As the United States rapidly advances toward having a majority-minority population, whites continue to grow older, while -- whites are increasingly younger. Evidence is mounting that what has been considered a racial divide in the country is also crystallizing into a generational divide.
Age Gap May Increase Racial Divide
Teresa Wiltz
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:19:00 GMT
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