Will Latinos Eventually Become A Majority in the U.S.?

[Stranger in a strange land]

Immigration isn't an infinite source of people because birth rates in Latin America, like in most of the world, have dropped toward replacement level and perhaps lower. I'd say the answer is no, but more importantly, that the concept of Latinos as a distinct minority separate from Anglos by a shining line will fade within a decent amount of time. It already has for many people.

yeah I tend to agree here. Latino identity will lose most of its current meaning in another 2 or 3 generations: Jews and Italians weren't considered white 100 years ago, and Irish weren't considered white 150 years ago.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Does anyone have stats on the % of American-born Latinos who speak Spanish at home? Historically, assimilation usually occurs within three generations, and Latinos seem to be following the same path of assimilation that other groups of immigrants have followed. The only significant differences are the proximity of Latin America and the presence of indigenous, older than the United States Spanish-speaking populations in places like New Mexico and San Antonio.

[Stranger in a strange land]

Now, what we'd need is a better grip at who these nonhispanic Spanish speakers are. A lot of them are probably lily white first and second generation immigrants from South America. But a lot are also probably people who've learned Spanish in school but are too dumb to grasp the concept of "spoken at home". (And some are people married to Hispanics.)

My maternal grandmother was probably an example of the type you're referring to: she was born in the Dominican Republic, but never identified as Hispanic or Latino (though I don't think the latter term existed during her lifetime) even though she spoke Spanish at home her entire life. The fact she was partially of Lebanese origin may have been a factor. Some people just don't want to identify as Latino for whatever reason.