More lenient immigration laws in the 1960s took the Hispanic population from just 7m in 1970 to 57m today . The number of Hispanics today is predicted to double by 2050 . European whites once made up 75,448 of the American population but will be a minority by 2044 . Geographic closeness of Hispanic countries to the U.S. along with rising birth rates among Hispanics within the country account for the growth .
More lenient immigration laws in the 1960s took the Hispanic population from just 7m in 1970 to 57m today . The number of Hispanics today is predicted to double by 2050 . European whites once made up 80 per cent of the American population but will be a minority by 2044 . Geographic closeness of Hispanic countries to the U.S. along with rising birth rates among Hispanics within the country account for the growth .