当代美国西班牙裔人口的变动特点及其影响

Contemporary Dynamics of the Hispanic Population in the USA: An Analysis of Its Characteristics and Influence

当代美国人口变动的一个显著特征就是少数族裔占全国总人口的比例不断上升 ,其中西班牙裔人口的增幅尤其令人瞩目。西班牙裔人口的急剧增加不但极大地影响了美国社会与经济 ,也强烈地冲击着美国政坛。根据美国 2 0 0 0年人口普查资料及美国政府和民间机构一些有关西班牙裔人口的报告 ,本文分析了当代美国西班牙裔人口的变动特点及其对社会、经济和政治的影响。

A notable characteristics of the contemporary American population is the rapid increase of the minorities, especially the remarkable growth of Hispanic population.The increasing Hispanics resulted in political impacts as well as social and economic influence. According to the new data of U.S Census 2000 and some reports on Hispanics by Census Bureau and National Council of La Raza, the paper analyses the characteristics of the contemporary Hispanic population and its social, economic and political influence.