300 Million in the US

Who's Sorry Now?

Turns out the population of the US is about to hit the 300 million mark. Unlike 1967 whe we hit 200 million, we're not going to be celebrating this one. Why?

Immigration, immigration, immigration, that's why. The population is swelling - not because we're "making babies" - but because we're adding 1Million every 127 days from everywhere BUT the US. Here's the article that offers some very interesting facts regarding the population stats of this country and where it's headed:

"During the last five years, we've been averaging about 1.5 million immigrants who settle in the United States each year, from both legal and illegal immigration," Camarota said. "So there is an 8-in-10 chance that the 300 millionth person will either be an immigrant or the newborn child of an immigrant."

Demographic experts say immigration isn't quite that dominant in recent growth. But they admit most Americans would be surprised to know that the odds are very unlikely that the 300 millionth person will be a domestically born Caucasian.

"There's a 49 percent chance that 300 millionth person will be Hispanic," said demographics scholar William Frey of Washington, D.C. "And the most likely scenario is that this will be someone born or who moves into Los Angeles County, since that has the nation's biggest Hispanic population."