Hispanic Growth in the South Is A Repudiation of Liberal Economics

Israel Ortega / March 24, 2011

As has been widely reported by the media, the latest 2010 U.S. Census Bureau numbers are confirming the growing number of the Hispanic population in our country.  According to some estimates, this number is set to total 50.5 million Hispanics, accounting for nearly 1 in six Americans now of Hispanic stock.

While Europe ages and other countries look enviably at our demographic gains, what’s particularly interesting about these numbers is less about the growth of the overall Hispanic population (that was widely predicted) – but where the Hispanic population increase is most pronounced.

As the Wall Street Journal explained “Many of the [Hispanic] biggest jumps were in the South, including Alabama, North Carolina and Louisiana…..” Read: the South.  As even the most casual observer of politics knows, the South is not necessarily known as being a bastion of liberalism.  And thanks to a steady stream of conservatives occupying the majority of the Governor’s mansions in many of these states, conservative economic policies have been paving the way for much of this growth. (more…)