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In California, The Children Aren't Our Future, Apparently

By Dennis Romero Wed., Jan. 9 2013 at 7:06 AM
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Grant Palmer Photography / Flickr
California, perhaps more than any other American state, used to epitomize the leading edge of global youth culture, from surfing to skateboarding, mixed-martial-arts fighting to lowriding. If kids were doing it, they were doing it here first.

No longer. Maybe.

USC researchers looked at the latest U.S. Census figures recently and came up with some alarming projections:

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Los Angeles Ranks High Among Cities With Young Adults Slacking at Home

By Dennis Romero Wed., Aug. 1 2012 at 12:53 PM
Categories: Demographics

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Now we understand why so many young Angelenos can afford iPhones, glasses without lenses and pool parties at the Standard hotel rooftop.

Turns out nearly a third of you are living at home with mommy and daddy.

A new study about young adults (those 20-34) living with their parents during the Great Recession ranks L.A. as a top city:

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Asians Are Taking Over America

By Dennis Romero Tue., May 8 2012 at 7:05 AM
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Ansel Adams captures at dressmaking class at Manzanar.
By presidential proclamation, it's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

And on that note, let us reflect upon the latest U.S. Census statistics, which show that ... Asians are taking over America!

And you thought Latinos knew how to procreate and or get into the United States? Check out these facts and figures:


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Day Without A Mexican is Finally Here, California

By Dennis Romero Tue., Apr. 24 2012 at 3:18 PM
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Austin H. Kapfumvuti
You thought A Day Without A Mexican was just a movie. But more and more, the wildest dreams of anti-illegal-immigration activists are coming true.

California's population growth is coming to a halt, says a new USC study (PDF), and much of that is the result of decreasing immigration.

At the same time, the Pew Hispanic Center says, "The largest wave of immigration in history from a single country to the United States has come to a standstill." Yay! said the racists. But ...

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L.A. County Lost And Gained More People Recently Than Any Other U.S. Metropolis

By Dennis Romero Thu., Mar. 29 2012 at 4:01 PM
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Zoey Zanotti
If you ask us, there's no other place to be: Sun, surf, snowboarding and sexy people.

Some of you, however, beg to differ. We're going to guess that your biggest problem with this fine metropolis is the cost of living, which can have a professional with a solidly middle-class salary competing with college students for an apartment.

And so many of you have thrown in the towel:

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