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The future of the USA?
machjo Updated: 2004-08-26 09:42 The second, and fastest
growing (and not only from immigration, though that too), language in the USA is
Spanish. Chinese is its third language. And Islam is the fastest growing
religion in the nation, numerically at least, though not by percentage growth
(and not only due to immigration, but conversion as well). the native English
-speaking population tends to have some the lowest birth rates as well, to top
it all off.
In Canada, just north of the border, Chinese is its third language also,
after French. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Canada also, numerically
speaking (though percentagewise no, and the growth is not only due to
immigration, just like the US). Canada's French-speaking population tends to
have among the smallest birth-rates in the nation, with the native-English
speakers and Chinese not far behind.
Canada's population is also starting to rely on immigration to maintain its
population (though the USA avoids that problem with illegal immigration from
Mexico and the higher birth-rates of the hispanic population, which of course
brings its own challenges).
What do you think the future face of US, or perhaps even North American,
culture will look like in twenty years, and how do you think that might affect
both its internal and external politics?
Oh, and by the way, I'm by no means zenophobic, and frankly don't care nor
fear if north American culture does change considerably (who knows, it might
even be a good thing). I'm curious what your views on it are.
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