Thread: US Hispanics Outlive Whites by 2 Years, Blacks by 7

Here is an interesting thing I found. And why this was said is beyond me. Unless he has some prejudices flowing through his blood.

Delgado, of the Hispanic Alliance, said one thing the report should do is erase any lingering belief that whites are the longest-living group of Americans.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/r/25377971/detail.html

However, experts say that immigrant hardiness diminishes within a couple of generations of living here. Many believe it's because the children of immigrants take up smoking, fast-food diets and other habits blamed for wrecking the health of other ethnic populations.

"The American lifestyle is very sedentary. That's not a good thing," said Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, which focuses on improving health services for Hispanics.

This article also mentions about the many that go back to their home countries to retire and die.

"If you call this livin'.

I am not suprized they outlive us. I feel my blood pressure rise every time I have to press 1 for English. Every time I hear about an American being killed by a drunken illegal. Every time I pass by a construction site and see all illegal workers. Every time I am in back of a chica at the grocery store who has 3 kids and one on the way paying with food stamps while she is chatting on her cell phone in spanish.

This man has been a roofer for 15yrs. Illegal immigrants should tell him why they're going live 7yrs. longer. He's my friend and I hate seeing him struggle so hard to keep what little he has.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... s5Hmk&aq=f

I am not suprized they outlive us. I feel my blood pressure rise every time I have to press 1 for English. Every time I hear about an American being killed by a drunken illegal. Every time I pass by a construction site and see all illegal workers. Every time I am in back of a chica at the grocery store who has 3 kids and one on the way paying with food stamps while she is chatting on her cell phone in spanish

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!