{"id":959,"date":"2008-08-20T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=959"},"modified":"2008-08-20T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:42:35","slug":"700-miles-the-changing-face-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/700-miles-the-changing-face-of-america\/","title":{"rendered":"700 Miles: The Changing Face of America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seba Kurtis
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Borders are imaginary lines that require specific documentation to pass through and to stay on the other side. Certain individuals set these boundaries and rules that determine who is entitled to cross over these discriminatory lines and stay and who is not. For those concerned the imaginary concept becomes real and interferes with lives.<\/p>\n

There are currently 45million Hispanics working or living in the USA, (particularly from Mexico) of which 12 million are suspected illegal. As Americans start families later and opt for smaller families the Hispanics contribution is responsible for half of the population growth. This rapid expansion has created widespread fear of losing the \u201ctraditional American identity\u201d and crushing the American dream as Hispanics may be in a majority within the next century if current trends are maintained. <\/p>\n