Jul 12, 2011

A recent editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal discusses the rising numbers of young immigrants and aging whites. Results from the 2010 U.S. census show that median age has decreased for Hispanics but increased amongst whites. Sociology professor and CPC Fellow Peter Uhlenberg suggests that retirees should begin making more contributions to their communities, such as tutoring children of immigrants. As the number of nonwhites who pay taxes rises, this could help facilitate local transitions to new racial makeups.

The full article is available here.