The census: Some other race
The census: Some other race
- February 8, 2013
- Ruben Rumbaut, sociology professor, is quoted in The Economist February 8, 2013
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From The Economist:
THE noisy debate over how to fix America’s immigration system is mainly about the
large and rapidly growing Hispanic minority. Behind this hums a quieter debate over
how they should be counted. Every ten years the American government conducts a census
of its citizens. Hispanics present a particular challenge... Some are sceptical about
the proposal. Rubén Rumbaut, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine,
accepts the need for good data but says the bureau is thinking about race in 18th-century
terms. Hispanic identity in America, he adds, is a “Frankenstein’s monster” that has
taken on a life of its own.
For the full story, please visit http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21571487-how-should-america-....
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