Abstract

CANALES, Alejandro I.. Immigration and Aging in the United States of America. A Relationship to Discover. Estud. demogr. urbanos [online]. 2015, vol.30, n.3, pp.527-566. ISSN 2448-6515.

In the United States the aging of the white population is already generating significant demographic deficits, specially in population in active and reproductive ages. In this context, Latin American immigration has helped to cover these imbalances by providing, on the one hand, the volumes needed to maintain population levels of demographic reproduction, while providing contingent workforce needed to maintain economic dynamism. However, this demographic complementarity is not absent from tensions and contradictions. Large volumes of migration with their higher levels of birth and fertility, could lead in the near future to a situation where the traditional primacy of the white population could be challenged by the growth of the Latino population. Recent population projections indicate a step in that direction. In this article we document this situation using official statistics of the Census Bureau of the United States.

Keywords : immigration; aging; Latinos; United States; demographic trends.

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