Thread: Texas Reconquista is underway

Houston should prepare for Hispanic growth
Houston Business Journal - by Greg Barr Reporter

Business and political leaders in Harris County should be prepared for unprecedented change during the next 20 years as Hispanics become the dominant demographic group in the region.

That was the message delivered at a Houston conference Thursday morning presented by the Greater Houston Partnership and Hispanic business groups.

The focal point of the conference was a report issued by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute titled "Increasing Wealth in the Latin Community."

Harry Pachon, the institute's president and CEO, said an affluent Latino middle class is growing at a rapid pace. Nationwide, 37 percent of Hispanic households have incomes of more than $50,000 and 10 percent are above $100,000, he noted.

Janet Caylor, Southeast Texas regional managing director of global wealth management for Merrill Lynch, the corporate sponsor for the event, said Houston's booming economy means Hispanic wealth is growing faster here than in other parts of the country.

Half of all minority-owned businesses in the Houston region are run by Hispanics, she said, and are growing at a rapid clip.

According to the most current U.S. Census Bureau figures, Houston is the fourth-largest Hispanic market in the country. Hispanics make up 37.4 percent of the Houston market, with a total of 1.1 million Hispanics living in Harris County.

While the aging, Anglo-dominated Baby Boom generation moves into retirement, the emerging Latino demographic -- about eight to 10 years younger than most Americans -- will begin to drive the economy, said another panelist, Stephen Klineberg, a sociology professor at Rice University.

There is plenty of work for Houston's financial institutions to do, he said, as they grapple with how to bring the lower-income segment of the Latino community into the typical financial services framework.

According to a National Survey of Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center/Kaiser Family Foundation, 35 percent of all Latinos and 53 percent of Mexican immigrants in the United States are unbanked, and use services such as payday lenders, refund anticipation loans and check cashers rather than deposit funds in banks.

"In many ways, the low-income Latino consumer is the square peg and the American financial system is the round hole. In short, they don't fit well together," the report said.


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If ANYONE in Houston would bother to enforce immigration, workplace laws we would have a few million fewer Hispanics in Houston.

This is exactly why my family has plans to leave Texas, hopefully in the next ten years, or sooner if we are so blessed.

why do some in teh latino community speak as if they are ready to take over? What are they going to do that is so dramatic, impose Spanish as the new American language and what else? This is what is getting on my nerves, they really are speaking in threatening and intimidating terms. What does it matter if one group of immigrant is becoming dominant in a region, aren't we all Americans? So much blatant racism but it's OK to disparage the so-called "dying" white gringos, isn't it? Well I say to these people who are pushing a demographic hegemony agenda, back off because you have no idea what you are stirring buddy! All this militant talk is unbelievable!

"affluent Latino middle class is growing". And the WASP middle class is not dying but rather being killed off

said another panelist, Stephen Klineberg, a sociology professor at Rice University.

A sociology professor??

When Texas is taken over by the illegal vote, the Texan government should nOT be able to move out of Texas! They broke it, they can stay there and enjoy the good job they did against AMERICANS!

I'm feeling pissy today ...

I need to walk in the sunshine outside, soon!

Gee...I feel so "old" after reading this. Guess I'll go sit in my rocking chair and wait to die.

While the aging, Anglo-dominated Baby Boom generation moves into retirement, the emerging Latino demographic -- about eight to 10 years younger than most Americans -- will begin to drive the economy, said another panelist, Stephen Klineberg, a sociology professor at Rice University.

Anglo-Americans had children so there is a new generation.

Anglo-American families are more responsible and had children they could afford to support and care for.

Anglo-American families are concerned about population growth.

Anglo-American females reproductive span socially does not range from age 10 to 42.

"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."
Franklin D. Roosevelt

[b][quote="alamb"]why do some in teh latino community speak as if they are ready to take over? What are they going to do that is so dramatic, impose Spanish as the new American language and what else? quote]

'alamb'...they're going to do exactly what they have done here in CA...take over the local and State government while on their way to take over the Federal government. They will close ranks against Americans and continue breeding until critical mass is reached across the country...one State at a time. If you have any doubts - just keep your eye on CA...they have already declared victory here!

Anglo-American females reproductive span socially does not range from age 10 to 42.

LOL!!!!!!!!!