http://www.mail.com/subjects/24688-united-census.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/24688-united-census.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087792-longer-us-white-majority-immigration-slows.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's population would not reach 400 million until after 2060, a decade or more later than forecast, according to census estimates Wednesday. In all, immigration will surpass natural increase — births minus de... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087792-longer-us-white-majority-immigration-slows.html 2013-05-15T19:20:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072522-census-first-black-voter-turnout-passes-whites.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy, particularly among young people, new census data show. Despite increasing population, the number of white voters declined for the first time since 1996. Blacks were the only race or ethnic group to show ... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:06:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072522-census-first-black-voter-turnout-passes-whites.html 2013-05-08T21:06:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914318-us-stopping-use-term-negro-census-surveys.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that came into use during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation, census forms will use the more modern labels "black" or "African-American". The change will take effect next year when the Censu... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914318-us-stopping-use-term-negro-census-surveys.html 2013-02-25T20:42:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1869080-totals-number-hispanics-house-differ.html WASHINGTON (AP) — How many Hispanic members are there in Congress? Turns out narrowing it down to one number is not easy. There is no dispute about the Senate, which has three Hispanic senators. The House, however, is another matter. The House Press Gallery, an administrative office of Congress that helps media and House officials get the data and backgro... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1869080-totals-number-hispanics-house-differ.html 2013-02-05T18:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1772092-census-to-offer-internet-option-govt-surveys.html WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the Census Bureau is giving U.S. households a chance to respond to government surveys over the Internet, part of a bid to save costs and boost sagging response rates in a digital age. The new online option will supplement the traditional census mail-out operation. It is a major shift for the agency, which has relied a... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1772092-census-to-offer-internet-option-govt-surveys.html 2012-12-17T21:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html WASHINGTON (AP) — White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shift that already is reshaping the nation's schools, workforce and electorate, and is redefining long-held notions of race. The official projection, released Wednesday by the Census Bureau, now places the t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761144-census-whites-longer-majority-us-2043.html 2012-12-12T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New census data released Thursday affirm a clear and sustained drop in illegal immigration, ending more than a decade of increases. The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. dropped to an estimated 11.1 million last year from a peak of 12 million in 2007, part of an overall waning of Hispanic immigration. For the first time since 1910... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1747214-illegal-immigration-drops-decade-long-rise.html 2012-12-06T16:51:00Z