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I won't assess whether you're correct or not, but want to point out that things in a melting pot don't diversify, they blend.



It's simply not a matter of your assessment. Canada's non-white population, at 16.2%, is less than the US 27.6%. I have spent a lot of time in both Canada and the US. I'm not just quoting the figures, although that should be enough to make my case. Canada is noticeably whiter.


> It's simply not a matter of your assessment. Canada's non-white population, at 16.2%, is less than the US 27.6%.

How are we defining "white"? I ask because Hispanics just passed Black as a percentage of the US population. Both are around 13%, which leads me to suspect that the 27% "non-white" doesn't include Hispanics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat...

supports my theory.




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