We, Raza, Are the Future of the USA!
José Angel Gutiérrez
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Indeed we, Raza, are the future of the USA. In fact, as we have been saying that the “us” in USA is about us; the prognosis for the future. Demographers tell us that beginning in 1960, Raza started moving away from rural counties toward urban centers in the USA. Our Raza cultural cousins, los Boricuas, the Puerto Ricans, have been part of the USA since March 2, 1917 (Jones-Shafroth Act). They are, however, split into two communities; the 6.1 million in the US and the 3.2 million still on the island. Cubans have been in La Florida since it was part of Spain, especially around La Bahia del Espirito Santo aka Tampa Bay. But the flood of Cuban political refugees did not begin until post-1960 including over 14,000 children who were sent to foster homes in the US. This right-wing Christian-based (Catholic Charities) relocation of unaccompanied minors ages 6-18 was called Operation Peter Pan (12/1960-10/1962). But the biggest cohort of political refugees were Mexicans fleeing the Mexican Revolution from 1910 to 1930. Some 1.3 million left Mexico and began making a life in the US. Like all immigrant groups they dreamed of returning to their home country, Mexico. They never did. No other immigrant groups do so. That is why the USA is often called the nation of immigrants. In the 1980s, we started to receive more political refugees from Central American and Caribbean nations.
Since those early years, the Mexican origin population plus all other groups of La Raza, have continued to grow from the 1960s reaching 38 million, 60% of all Raza by 2023. All total Raza in the US since July 1, 2013 numbered 65.2 million or about 20% of the US population.
Flipping States
In 2000, Hawaii, New Mexico and California became the first 3 majority-minority states. Nationally, there were 3,132 counties out of a total of 3,144 that had Raza residents. Rural counties with less that 50,000 population are becoming majority-minority counties.
In 2005, Texas joined the club as the 4th majority-minority state. And of the 254 Texas counties, 181 have fewer than 50,000 in population, mostly Raza but poor and with less education. Given a larger Raza voter turnout in these 181 counties, they can govern themselves in all cities, school districts, some community college districts and country government. This is a huge potential for socio-political change and educational reform away from Anglo-centric curriculum.
By 2023, there were 5 more states + DC with majority-minority status when you combine Raza with Blacks and Asians: Florida, Nevada, Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey, and D.C. Learning how to work in alliances and coalitions is a must for us all. Raza must partner with others who can contribute more to our agenda than we can further the goals of the other group. Reciprocity is another word we must learn and demand.
Indeed, we are the future of the US because of three major reasons our median age of 31; Mexican immigration; and fertility rates of Mexican ancestry females. Raza are the second youngest population in the US, Asians are number one and faster growing than Raza. Being younger means capacity for making more babies. The fertility rate for Mexican origin females in the US is 3.1 compared to that of Whites at 2.1. In some states in 2000, the fertility rate for Raza women was much greater than the average above: Georgia was 4.5 while North Carolina was 3.7. By 2026, there has been a slight decline; however, the Raza population has increased greatly.
The replacement rate of any population is no less than 2.3 because babies die. Moreover, more White people (7) and Black people die (5) then Raza (1). Putting it another way, for everyone of us RAZA that dies, 5 Blacks and 7 Whites die. Extrapolate that into jobs left, vacant church pews, 2nd car parked, voter turnout decline, widows left alone, vacant or half empty housing, taxes unpaid, and economic consumption no longer being contributed by the deceased to realize the ramifications of these fertility and death rates. Asians and Raza are the only available ones who can fill all those slots. At the same time, the right-wing Heritage Foundation’s Project 2050 wants Trump “Taco” to federally fund “marriage boot camps” to create a pronationalist cult. They want White women to position themselves primarily as subservient wives and become mothers. That is why Planned Parenthood has been defunded and promoting subscribing to the White replacement theory.
The fertility rate of Raza females will decline slowly, but surely, as many of them are in pursuit of higher education and postpone childbearing until much later or not at all. Another factor is the purging of Raza by the current Donald “Taco” administration. They are detaining and deporting thousands and want to reach millions. La Raza is afraid to go to school, shop, work, church services, and entertainment. Only 2% of all ICE detentions have been people with criminal records. 100% of their detentions are based on our Raza-looks. We have had this trouble since Operation Wetback in the 1950s wherein 26% of those deported were actual US citizens but of Mexican ancestry. Again in the early 2003-4’s, and now, 2025-26, we are the primary targets for detention and deportation.
Leadership Renewal and National Empowerment Strategy
We should strategize and develop both an urban and rural strategy for Raza civic empowerment, not just trying to turn states from Red to Purple to Blue. Our national organizations are not to be counted on to do this critical analytical work. They are too busy earning salaries and not speaking up on our behalf. They profit from keeping things as they are. The status quo keeps them in business. Desperately, we do need leadership renewal. Let me just mention one very necessary item: a national strategic plan broken down to states and counties for Raza empowerment. No one is doing this or has plans to do so. Not one. Yet, we are to become 1/4th of the USA’s population by 2040 and 1/3rd by 2050. Realize that is only 14 and 24 years away, about a generation a way. We should encourage our youth to begin thinking this way about their future. It is inevitable that they will grow old like me. But, will they govern themselves or continue to let the settler colonialist mentality govern us all?
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