Thursday, June 02, 2011

Interest in Mex-Ams

Some readers, I'm sure, think I have some odd interest in Mexican Americans. Well, it's not odd--it's simple math. New from Pew:
















31.8 million people is roughly TEN million more people than all Americans who say they are of English ancestry. TEN million more!! (2006-2008 American Community Sample)

Peruvians are fascinating people, but who cares?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:27 AM

    China has more Mongolians than Mongolia, and there aren't any problems.

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  2. Anonymous2:59 PM

    http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8pwPuDLF4sz2IIXNofgO0r0ROfA?docId=CNG.921d971040a618e5fd16673c1ea984a7.641
    BEIJING — China on Wednesday renewed its pledge to speed development in restive Inner Mongolia, following protests in the northern region last month by ethnic Mongols fuelled by resentment over Beijing's rule.
    The State Council, China's cabinet, discussed plans to address environmental and farming concerns in the region, where the death of a herder in May laid bare simmering discontent among ethnic Mongols and sparked the wave of unrest.
    (...)

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