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30 U. La Verne L. Rev. 160 (2008-2009)
Gateway to Whiteness Using the Census to Redefine and Reconfigure Hispanic/Latino Identity, in Efforts to Preserve a White American National Identity

handle is hein.journals/jjuvl30 and id is 162 raw text is: GATEWAY TO WHITENESS: USING THE CENSUS TO REDEFINE AND RECONFIGURE HISPANIC/LATINO IDENTITY, IN EFFORTS TO PRESERVE A WHITE AMERICAN NATIONAL IDENTITY GUSTAVO CHACON MENDOZA* I. INTRODUCTION Recent census projections approximate that by 2050 Whites will make up less than 50% of the United States national population.1 Latinos are one of the fastest growing groups in the nation.2 From July 1, 2004 to July 1, 2005, the Hispanic community accounted for... 49% ... of the national population growth of 2.8 million.3 The increasing minority population is threatening the traditional White American identity. This threat exists only through the inclusive and exclusive manner in which race and ethnicity are currently defined. As the American identity evolves, the decreasing White majority must find new ways to preserve the White national identity. The United States has a long history of reclassifying and redefining race, ethnicity and different sub-groups in America, in the census and elsewhere.4 * J.D. Graduate, University of La Verne College of Law, 2008, B.A. University of California Santa Barbara, 2003. 1. Angela D. Johnson, In 2050 Half of U.S. Will Be People of Color, DIVERSITY INC., Oct. I1, 2006, http://www.diversityinc.com/public/311 .cfm. 2. See id. 3. Press Release, U.S. Census Bureau, Nation's Population One-Third Minority (May 10, 2006) (on file with the University of La Verne Law Review), http://www.census.gov/ Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/006808.html [hereinafter One-Third Minority]. 4. See BETSY GUZMAN, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, THE HISPANIC POPULATION, CENSUS 2000 BRIEF 1 (2001), http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/c2kbr0l-3.pdf (last visited Nov. 15, 2007).

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