The Census estimates that children in America will be majority minority by 2020, with the overall population becoming majority minority in about 25 years. “No other advanced, populous country will see such diversity,”notes demographer Joel Kotkin.
One might hope that a nation that has historically lauded itself as a “melting pot” would take this as a point of pride. But for many white Americans, clearly, it’s not. Demographic change is viewed more like an existential threat, inciting what often gets described as “cultural anxiety” about the nation’s future. One recent study found that 55 percent of whites feel they are victims of discrimination.
