Daniel Lichter : 1 of 7 new 2008 marriages was interracial or interethnic , report says . Comment: Marriage patterns among minorities changing , he says , but in complex way . Complicated statistical story is still unfolding and can be easily distorted , Lichter cautions .
Daniel Lichter : 1 of 7 new 2008 marriages was interracial or interethnic , report says . Lichter says racial boundaries are firm ; vast majority of whites still marry whites . Marriage patterns among minorities changing , he says , but in complex way . Complicated statistical story is still unfolding and can be easily distorted , Lichter cautions .