75% (Non-hispanic) white, 14% black, 8% Hispanic and 1% Asian.
This is according to Pew Research what the current ethnic demographics of the US would be if not for the change in post-1965 immigration.
How would this alternate US be different from the current one that exists today?
What's the breakdown in terms of age cohorts?
With a 1965 POD, my bet would be the population would generally skew older (white Baby Boomers as the even more dominant cohort, if that's even possible) with a significantly higher retired to working ratio than is present today.
The age demographics and economic impact are even more interesting than any racial issues, I'd think. May have even more women in the workforce, and much less of a glass ceiling...
Which in turn, sort of requires a more societal focus on child care, for example.
Best,
Ok lets see.
The asian population would be lower, that would have knock on effects on silicon vally quite a few engineers and doctors from east asia came here to make our country better so our tech sector isnt as good.
Decent mexican food is harder to find east of the miss but that isnt too different. The country would probally be poorer.
Based on their report the current median age in the US is 38 and would be 41 today if not for post-65 immigration. So definitely an older whiter america.
It's poorer overall, better for the average worker. People in the workforce will have more power because there is less of a labor supply. We likely see a much higher minimum wage. The parties could be more to the right, or they could not.
Thanks - very interesting; not quite as skewed as the age demographics are starting to get in some European states and Japan, but trending...
Paradoxically, I think an older, whiter America from 1965 onwards is probably going to push greater equality for women; in some ways, it has to, simply to feed the workforce.
The ERA may have passed at some point in this "different" America; certainly more liberal social welfare and civil rights laws are likely. Organized labor is likely to remain stronger, as well.
In some ways, it might in fact be a significantly more liberal society, for a variety of reasons, both rational and emotional.
Best,
Those are good points - although I wonder if in a "whiter" USA casual racism might still be more publicly acceptable and institutional racism run even deeper. Perhaps the paradox of a society that is more "liberal" on economic and gender issues but more "conservative" on racial issues?
When you mean poorer are you referring to national GDP or for the average citizen?
Because you say things would be better for the average worker.