"The browning of America"

After googling "the browning of America", I found it very interesting to know more about what others think about our diversity expanding in America. In one of the articles that I read it said that the majority of children under age 5 are of color. While reading this article I liked the quote that said, "the USA is being transformed by immigrants who do not share American values, and who have high rates of illiteracy, illegitimacy, and gang crime, and they will vote Democrat when the Democrats promise them more food stamps." I foud this very interesting for two reasons: 1) What values must one have to be considered "American"? Citizenship?Native? 2)The quotes specifices food stamps because they are talking about people of color, but we should also encounter those who are of color and who have been successful because of a higher education.
It's disappointing when people start pointing fingers without knowing the economic situation of others. Yes, there are people who are of color and who need food stamps, but there also is whites who live off of food stamps. Just because the minorities are the majority should not mean we need to put them down in the way that society is. It also mentions gangs: Gangs are worldwide and people involved in gangs are of all different ethnicities. It is not just the minorites who are involved with gang crime. We all have different opinions of the "American" values, but to many of us it simply means that if you were not born here in America, you are not American. To me American values are Freedom, Equality, freedom of religion, etc. We have the statue of liberty who represents "liberty", but where do we leave all of this?

The second article that I looked at said, "having a minority majority means positive things in America", more progressive views on social and politicial issues (immigration reform, education reform, & civil rights). I agreed to this because as minorites we are more aware of things, like the differences in our lives vs. our parents and where they came from. We know we have the opportunity to rise in our education and more than anything we are aware that together we can all make a difference in America. Although it will be tough becasue there will always be people who will challenge the minorites, it is still possible to overcome all the obstacles thrown there way.