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The Oh Decade: Native Californians are Fast Becoming the State's Engine
By Dowell
Myers
Special to The Bee
Published: Monday, Dec. 28, 2009 - 12:00 am | Page
11A
Big events and trends that
shaped California, 2000-09
California's demographics
are changing in the new century, not simply because the white share of the
population is declining and the number of immigrants is growing.
The
surprising news is the rise of the native-Californian majority.
Since
the Gold Rush, growth of the state's population was mostly driven by
outsiders moving in. San Francisco drew settlers from across the continent,
China and Italy, while Long Beach became "Iowa by the sea." But most
California cities, including Sacramento, reflect greater diversity in their
residents' origins.
Today's principal engine of population growth is
California-born. Early in this decade, native Californians surpassed the
number of outsiders for the first time, and now the 19.6 million people born
here make up 53.3 percent of the state's population. The milestone has
attracted little attention despite its historical and economic importance.
The new homegrown majority is overwhelmingly young. Nearly
three-quarters of those ages 15 to 24 are California-born.
About 38
percent of middle-aged adults - ages 45 to 54 - were born in the state, up
from 21.6 percent in 1970.
How might the new native majority affect
California's fortunes? [to read the full op-ed, follow this link to the
Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/story/2423676.html
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By Dowell Myers
New York: Russell Sage Foundation. March 2007
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NEW AWARD: recipient of the 2007 Thomas and Znaniecki Award
for best book on immigration (American Sociological
Association)
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