Diversity Challenges

The United States is the most ethnically diverse country on earth.  Increases in Hispanic, Asian and African-American populations are expected to make the Caucasian English-speaking population a minority by the middle of the 21st century.

In the United States:  for every white English-speaking person who dies, 0.9 are born in or immigrate to the United States.  Among:

• African-Americans, this ratio is 1 to 1.7
• Hispanics, this ratio is 1 to 11.7
• Asians, this ratio is more than 1 to 20.
      

The face of the United States is changing from coast to coast, and in the heartland.  Embracing the new cross-cultural workforce isn’t a secret of the best run, most admired companies; it’s there for every business that wants to survive in the 21st century.

Submitted by Jean Abramowski, Principal of A Compliance Connection.  Co-Chair of HRMA’s Workplace Diversity & Compliance Committee

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