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Rogelio Sáenz

Rogelio Sáenz

Professor of Demography, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Rogelio Sáenz is Professor in the Department of Demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is also a Policy Fellow of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Sáenz has written extensively in the areas of demography, Latina/os, race and ethnic relations, inequality, immigration, public policy, social justice, and human rights. He is co-author of Latinos in the United States: Diversity and Change (Polity Press) and Latino Issues: A Reference Handbook (ABC-CLIO Press); he is also co-editor of The International Handbook of the Demography of Race and Ethnicity (Springer Press) as well as Latina/os in the United States: Changing the Face of América (Springer Press). Sáenz regularly writes op-ed essays on current demographic, social, racial, economic, and political issues with his contributions appearing in such newspapers as the Austin American-Statesman, Baltimore Sun, Dallas Morning News, El Paso Times, Houston Chronicle, New York Times, OpEdProject, Rio Grande Guardian, San Antonio Express-News, and the San Diego Union-Tribune. In 2018, the American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity presented Sáenz its Cesar Estrada Chavez Award, an honor that recognizes an individual who has demonstrated leadership in support of workers’ rights and humanitarian issues. In addition, he also was recently recognized as a 2018 Top Latino Leaders by the National Diversity Council.

Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states

Jan 10, 2020 10:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Demographers project that whites will become a minority in the U.S. in around 2045, dropping below 50% of the population. Thats a quarter-century from now still a long way away, right? Not if you focus on children....

Far fewer Mexican immigrants are coming to the US -- and those who do are more educated

Sep 10, 2019 20:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Once upon a time, not long ago, Mexicans dominated the flow of migrants coming to the U.S. Mexican migration expanded over the course of much of the 20th century and into the start of the 21st century. That is no longer...

The US white majority will soon disappear forever

May 02, 2019 17:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Since the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 and the start of the Colonial period, the U.S. has been predominantly white. But the white share of the U.S. population has been dropping, from a little under 90% in 1950 to 60%...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

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Technology

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Tesla Cybertruck Hits 1,000-Unit Weekly Production Amid Q1 Financial Shortfalls

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