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2/16/12

Interracial marriage in US hits new high: 1 in 12 Hope Yen

Summary: According to the Associated Press the number of interracial marriages in the US have hit an all time high. 1 in every 12 marriages, or 4.8 million marriages, are interracial. This is because there have been many Asian and Hispanic immigrants entering the country and it has given people a wider variety of spouses to choose from. This also means that there is a bigger chance of blacks marrying whites. The number of interracial marriages has gone up about 5% in the past 30 years and it's showing that our country is becoming more and more diverse and is essentailly breaking down the walls of race. It is also showing that society is much more accepting of interracial marriages even though the United States supreme court decided that anti interracial laws were unconstitutional in1967. Relevance: This article is relevant to the course because we just got done discussing the progressive era in which there was much segregation. Because of all the racial segregation in the early 1900's, it was deemed socially improper and illegal to marry outside of one's race. Even though it was illegal to marry outside 100 years ago and just made legal in all states around 50 years ago, it seems we have made much progress in these past 50 years. Also, if the number of interracial marriages keeps growing, one day we will all be one race and that will show that all social issues can be solved, we just need to be patient and know that these things don't just happen over night. The article is relevent to the topic because it studies the changes in marriage and race which are both commonly studied demograohics. Questions: Citation: Yen, Hope. "Interracial Marriage in US Hits New High: 1 in 12 - Local News - Clarksburg, WV - Msnbc.com." //Msnbc.com - Breaking News, Science and Tech News, World News, US News, Local News- Msnbc.com//. 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. .
 * According to the information provided by Pew in their research, how long should it take for there to become just one race.
 * Why is there a higher divorce rate in interracial marriages?