How do we compare growing numbers of Ghegs in Macedonia to that of "Latinos' in California and USA? Are "Latinos" getting (or aspiring for) the same privileges ("rights") that the Ghegs/Shiptars already have (or even had before 2001) or are aiming to get in the future?
California Eases Tone as Latinos Make Gains
Monica Almeida/The New York Times
Students after school in Glen Avon, east of Los Angeles. Latinos now make up more than two-thirds of many cities in that region.
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: February 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/us...ake-gains.html
An excerpt from the NYT article that highlights the main points of interest:
California Eases Tone as Latinos Make Gains
Monica Almeida/The New York Times
Students after school in Glen Avon, east of Los Angeles. Latinos now make up more than two-thirds of many cities in that region.
By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: February 16, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/us...ake-gains.html
"..,The state’s changing attitudes are driven, in large part, by demographics. In 1990, Latinos made up 30 percent of the state’s population; they will make up 40 percent — more than any other ethnic group — by the end of this year, and 48 percent by 2050, according to projections made by the state this month. This year, for the first time, Latinos were the largest ethnic group applying to the University of California system.
Towns that just a decade ago were largely white now have Latino majorities. Latinos make up an important power base not only in urban centers like Los Angeles, but also in places that were once hostile to outsiders. There are dozens of city councils with a majority of Latino members, a Mexican-American is the mayor of Los Angeles and another is the leader of the State Assembly. Nearly all of the 15 California Republicans in Congress represent districts where at least a quarter of the residents are Latino.
“The political calculus has changed dramatically,” said Manuel Pastor, a demographer and professor of American studies at the University of Southern California. “Immigrants are an accepted part of public life here. And California is America fast-forward. What happened to our demographics between 1980 and 2000 is almost exactly what will happen to the rest of the country over the next 30 years.”
Towns that just a decade ago were largely white now have Latino majorities. Latinos make up an important power base not only in urban centers like Los Angeles, but also in places that were once hostile to outsiders. There are dozens of city councils with a majority of Latino members, a Mexican-American is the mayor of Los Angeles and another is the leader of the State Assembly. Nearly all of the 15 California Republicans in Congress represent districts where at least a quarter of the residents are Latino.
“The political calculus has changed dramatically,” said Manuel Pastor, a demographer and professor of American studies at the University of Southern California. “Immigrants are an accepted part of public life here. And California is America fast-forward. What happened to our demographics between 1980 and 2000 is almost exactly what will happen to the rest of the country over the next 30 years.”
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