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The United States is probably the most ethnically diverse country in the world. If you review the most recent census by the United States Census Bureau, reveals the United States population has changed significantly over the years. White people or those of the Caucasian, and Celtic races are still the dominant race in the United States comprising nearly 59% of the population. This is a decrease from nearly 64% over the last 10 years. The white population is expected to decrease to around 44% by the year 2060. The Hispanic or Latino race comprises nearly 19% of the American population. The Hispanic population is expected to increase to nearly 28% over the next forty years. Black or African Americans comprise roughly 12% of the population, in the United States. This is expected to only increase by 2% over the next several decades. Asians comprise over 5% of the population. Native Americans comprise roughly 1.5% of the population and remains steady over the last several decades. Hawaiian and Polynesian races remain stable at about .25%. Individuals who claim to be from two or more races are currently around 2.6%. But it is also expected to nearly triple over the next 40 years.

It’s hard to believe, but the white population used to comprise nearly 87% of the American population. The remaining part of the population 100 years ago was primarily black. The Hispanic race is by far the fastest-growing race in the United States.

The term minority will no doubt have a completely different meaning by the end of this century. America is a rapidly changing society compared to others in the world. No other country in the world even compares to its ethnic diversity. The term “melting pot” is often used to refer to American society.

Though the United States is a Republic with constitutional and civil rights, minorities still suffer persecution to an unacceptable degree. People who belong to the current minorities in the United States are more subject to poverty, criminal prosecution, drug abuse, and hate crimes. Laws enacted by Congress such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Housing Act of 1968, and the single parent family and disabilities act of 1988 have provided much-needed and significant protections in helping minorities advance in American society.

The United States is also a land where cultures often collide, resulting in riots that can last days, weeks, and even months.

Yet America always seems to recover from its inner differences and become stronger.

The United States is truly a grand experiment of 50 individual states, all with different governments and ideas on how to govern. It’s a giant test tube of 50 state governments, each trying to do their best to provide for their citizens. Sometimes they get it wrong. Eventually, some of them get it right. There were always differences between the states and the cultures within.