Quote:
Originally Posted by lookout123
You might be seeing a thinking of a different Arizona, perhaps? The one I live in hardly has a white majority.
|
According to census figures, AZ is majority white, non-Hispanic:
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 58.4%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) 30.1%
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04000.html
Or:
According to the 2005-2007 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau,
White Americans made up 76.4% of Arizona's population; of which 59.6% were non-Hispanic whites. Blacks or African Americans made up 3.4% of Arizona's population; of which 3.3% were non-Hispanic blacks. American Indians made up 4.5% of the state's population; of which 4.1% were non-Hispanic. Asian Americans made up 2.3% of the state's population. Pacific Islander Americans made up 0.1% of the state's population. Individuals from some other race made up 10.8% of the state's population; of which 0.2% were non-Hispanic. Individuals from two or more races made up 2.4% of the state's population; of which 1.4% were non-Hispanic. In addition,
Hispanics and Latinos made up 29.0% of Arizona's population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Arizona
Even factoring in an estimated 1/2 million illegals....it wont change the fact that AZ is majority White, non-Hispanic.
And the polls on the AZ law are equally divided by race.