Minority takeover?

The takeover begins. Just think: If you live in Texas right now, then chances are one of your neighbors is a minority. \nAccording to the U. S. Census, Texas is the most recent addition to a list of states in which whites make up a minority of the population. \nMinorities, as in non-whites, or people of color, are now the majority in the second-largest state in the nation. Non-whites make up 50.2 percent of Texas, outnumbering whites (though just barely).\nCalifornia, New Mexico and Hawaii already have minority-majority populations. \nSo what's the reason for this population shift? Latino immigration, of course, except in Hawaii. And don't forget the fact that minorities are making babies a lot faster than whites. More minority women are in childbearing age, and minority women just tend to have more kids than white mothers, according to the Population Reference Bureau.\nBut this population shift will not go without its fair share of controversy, because it means people's biggest fear/greatest dream could come true. \nLet me explain. Usually there are two kinds of people when it comes to this whole United States melting pot idea. There are the people who don't like it when the gravy seeps over and touches the corn on their plates, which means they frankly don't like the melting pot idea. They don't want things to change or power to shift.\nThey think this melting pot idea just won't work, and that it will tear down the United States from its world power status. \nThen there are people who love to mix their rice and corn together and even let the gravy slide over to say hello. They're all in favor of the melting pot idea.\nThey're the kind of folks that ask themselves, "Why can't we all just get along?" They think people should look beyond skin color and accept everyone. They want a more diverse United States. \nBut then there are realists like me. \nDon't get me wrong, I would love to see everyone living side by side and see every little white kid have a little Asian, Latino and black school friend; but I know that just isn't going to happen. \nSoon enough we'll see who's right, and I mean soon like 45 years from now. By 2050, the United States will be a minority-majority nation, says Steve Murdock, a demographer at the University of Texas at San Antonio.\nFive states are already on the verge of following in Texas' footsteps. Maryland, Mississippi, Arizona, New York and Georgia have 40 percent minorities, according to Cnn.com. \nBut when and if minorities actually become the majority in this country, not much will change. There will be no powerful takeover. Right now minorities lag so far behind whites in education and salary levels that it's not likely they'll catch up in less than 50 years.\nYeah, you'll see a lot more people of color walking by you in the street or standing next to you in line at the store, but you won't see them where it really matters -- in positions of power.