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Show AB 7 __TheSalt Lake Tribune UTAH Sunday, December 27, 1998 Minority Populations The percentage ofcountries’ populationsthat are made up of minorities. The Percentages representthe populations forall racial and ethnic groupsthatare distinct from the countries’ majority or dominant population groups ogee sae U.S. Population Defined by Minorities Forthefirst time in Utah's history, whites account for less than 90 percent o the state's population. Nationally, blacks continue to be the largest “minority zr group at 12 percent, followed closely by Latinos. By 2025, ing jemographics will be more apparent. ty 2050, the United States will be a pationof "minorties”, wih whites representing a 4“majoniy’ by a statistically een 2.8 percentage points. Latinos will be the next largest group at 24.5 percent. AmericanIndian, Eskimo and Aleut 0.7% Europe Atlantic Pacific Asian and Pacific Islander Black ~ Population percentages American Indian, EskimoandAleut 1% Asian and Pacific Islander 7% Latino Latino e BB cor Bee me 90% America 40% 30% Australia 20% 10% U.S.1998 Latinos equals about 30 percent ofthe ‘Sources: The fe of WarandPeaceAtlas, International PeaceResearchInstitute, Oslo, Norway Utah’s Color Changes With A New Diversity for so long, we have the chance to learn iessons from other places,” says Supreme Court Justice Michael Zimmerman, anorganizer of From 1980 to 1994, the number Latinos in northern Utah’s 400 percent, from 708 to 2,794. In central Utah, Sanpete County's La- culture could have emerged. . . . Instead, we continue to be at war official language andrestrict the tino community has grown from 268 in 1980 to 854 in 1994, an in- useof otherlanguagesin state government. crease of 318 percent Morethan two thirds — 69 percent — of residents surveyed by Andinthe rest of the state, La- tinos arethefastest growingethnic group. From 1990 to 1996, the number of Utah Latinos grew from85,329 to 121,000 —a 42 percent increase. The numberof Asians, Pacific Is- landers and African-Americans grew by 37 percent per group. The been a sharing of ideas curve alittle, but we have a lot of Utah. Nowhereis thedivision more clear than in the debate overa bill that would make English the state’s Cache Countyincreased by nearly Valley Research for The Tribune say the state should make English Utah's official language, while 25 aay speak English well. Rep. Tammy Rowan, R-Orem approach to doing the public's posedlegislation is a commonsen: business. Doit, she says, in one language: English. bodypolitic. they mustlearn English to succeed Cross burnings, spraypainting of “KKK” on homesand cars and the murder of a Latino teen, a crime tension in the right way. “Because our ethnic-minority communities have been so small the legislation? Immigrants know in the United States. And besides, the U.S. Censusshowsthatin Utah, whereethnic minorities make up According to many ethnic minorities, the English-only debateis but one symptom of what ails Utah's thatfriendssaid was motivated by racial hatred — all have plagued tinos were nearly three times as likely as whitesto receive a traffic Thefearofbeing targeted by po- Soriano asks: Whatis the need for an opportunity to approach racial sample of tickets revealed that blacks were twiceaslikely as white drivers to get a ticket and that Lacitation. virtually every ethnic-minority Longtime Latino activist Jesse In an attempt to determine the Lake City in 1997. The random about11 percent of the population, only 15,782 people — less than 1 percent of the population — do not Some see thestate approaching a ingly in the majority. Latino Neighborhood Watch and pulled overbypolice and questioned be- lice, The Tribuneearlier this year conducted a computer analysis of 3,177 traffic tickets issued in Salt a reflection of white Utah’s fear of the changing demographic environment threshold — pointof noreturn or Asian and Pacific Islander 4% jected to surveillance by Mobile Forrest Cuch StateDivision of Indian Affairs sponsorofthe bill, says the pr leaderin thestate. It is, they argue, Black 1% cause they are minorities. validity of complaints byethnic minorities aboutbeingprofiled by po- percent, yet remains overwhelm- state's white population grewby 14 23% of discrimination against. minorities. They say they are followed around stores by employees, sub- with each other.” percent oppose the measure Butthelegislation is opposed by Ae the Wasatch Front in past months. And thenthereare thelessserious, annoying, daily manifestations “When the Mormons came, there could have with the people who were alreadyhere. A beautiful and peopleofcolor are commonin American Indian, EskimoandAleut, 2% Latino nic Fairness in the Legal System. “Maybe we can get ahead of the Indeed, issues that divide whites Black 0.8%. Janet Loehrke, Gannett NewsService the Task Force on Racial and Eth- workto do.” @ Continued From A-1 of U.S. 2025 American Indian, Eskimo and Aleut 4% Example: The total population of blacks, lice motivated many ethnic minorities — especially Latinos — to campaign against a proposal that would give authority to Salt Lake City police to enforce some immigration laws. Utah 1998 state Division of Indian Affairs, saysthe state missed an opportunity long ago for creating an environment where different cultures could exist together in peace. “When the Mormons came, there could have been a sharing of ideas with the people who wereal- readyhere,” Cuch says. “A beautiful culture could have emerged ‘That didn't happen. Instead, we continueto be at war with each othYet, among discord and disagreement there is good news and Utah 2025 Gannett News Servic When Paul White, a social psy chology professorat the Universit of Utah, arrived in the state fou years ago, he thought, “Things ari going to explode. People here hav neverreally had to deal with any one whois not white.” Now,even with the recent cross burning and “KKK” incidents White, an African-American, i: hopefulthat positive change car happenin Utah, precisely because of the lack of a “long history o! racial tension,” such as in the betweenthepolice department and 40 reports of hate crimes in 1997 — down fromthe averageof 97 re- the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service. Forrest Cuch, director of the South and Northeast. “Maybe people in the state are starting from little bit cleaner slate,” he says. “Hopefully, they have fewer negative stereotypes 1996. Statistics for 1998 haveyet to be compiled. people of color, one person at a time.” Aftera four-hourpublic hearing in September, the Salt Lake City Council voted down the agreement hope: Reported incidents of hate crimes have decreased. Utah had ports a year between 1994 and and will form their opinions of 2 Day Sale/ M After Christmas Sale ends today! 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