Pastor Lincon Guerra Preaches at Resurrection

July 22, 2007
Listen to Pastor Lincon Guerra, LINC's Area Coordinator for the Northwest, preach at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Spring Texas. Preaching is in Spanish with English interpretation.

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Whites a minority in one of 10 U.S. cities.

Whites Now a Minority in Many US Cities
By Cindy Saine
Washington
09 August 2007

A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that whites are now in the minority in nearly one in ten U.S. counties. Experts say that increased diversity is helping to offset population losses in a number of rural areas, but it is also creating social tensions in some communities. V-O-A's Cindy Saine reports from Washington.

The population of the United States is becoming increasingly diverse, fueled by immigration and higher birth rates among Blacks and Hispanics. Nationally, the number of minorities topped 100 million for the first time in 2006, to make up about one third of the U.S. population. --read more

Hispanics exceed Anglos in Harris County

Census shows area leads the nation in growth of minorities

In a powerful sign of the region's growing diversity, more Hispanics than Anglos now live in Harris County as it led the nation in growth of minority residents, according to Census Bureau estimates to be released today.

This historic demographic shift reflects persistent immigration, high birth rates among Latinos and ongoing migration to outlying suburban counties, experts say. And a dramatic increase in Harris County's black population is partly attributed to an influx of residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

''All you have to do is go down to Southwest Houston, which is like our Ellis Island, and see who is standing at the bus stops," said Joe Rubio, vice president of Community Relations for Catholic Charities. ''You'll see people in native dress from all over the world." --read article