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Social Explorer’s Andrew Beveridge Talks Demographics on WABE Atlanta Public Radio
TUESDAY, MAY 03, 2016
Social Explorer's Andrew Beveridge appeared on WABE Atlanta Public Radio to talk about demographic change. The Atlanta Regional Commission estimates that Gwinnett County's Hispanic population could nearly double from 20 percent today to 37 percent by 2040. In the story "Forecast Says Gwinnett Will Be 37 Percent Hispanic By 2040" by reporter Elly Yu, Beveridge said:
…while numbers like birth and death rates are easy to track, immigration trends can be hard to predict because of a number of factors, including politics.
“It's really front and center to the current election, which is basically kind of slamming the door on a certain amount of immigration,” Beveridge said. "So if that happened, it might upset this estimate."
Beveridge said the projection could also change depending on the economic situation in the U.S. and the countries from which people are immigrating.