AMERICAN MOSAIC - Population Growth of the United States Leads Industrial Nations

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1、AMERICANMOSAIC-PopulationGrowthoftheUnitedStatesLeadsIndustrialNationsWrittenbyLawanDavis,JillMossandCatyWeaver--BroadcastDate:4-14-2006免费配套节目资料：MP3声音 Real声音 PDF广播稿 -下载免费配套节目资料，请用右键点击下载链接，然后在弹出的菜单上选择“目标另存为”。增值会员专享资料：-下载增值会员专享资料，直接用左键点击下载链接即可。(MUSIC)HOST:WelcometoAMERICANMOSAIC,inVOASpecial

2、English.(MUSIC)I'mDougJohnson.Onourshowthisweek…WeplayreligioussongsbyKirkFranklin…AnsweraquestionabouttheEasterholiday…AndreportaboutpopulationintheUnitedStates.DiversityinAmericaHOST:ThenumberofpeopleintheUnitedStatesisexpectedtoreachthreehundredmillionbyOctober. StudiesbytheCensusBureau

3、showthepopulationisgrowingonepercentayear.ThismakestheUnitedStatesthefastestgrowingindustrialnation. Sixtypercentofthispopulationgrowthisnatural. FortypercentiscausedbypeoplecomingtoliveintheUnitedStatesfromothercountries.FaithLapidustellsaboutanewpopulationstudy.Expandinghomedevelopmentin

4、Corona,CaliforniaFAITHLAPIDUS:ThestudybytheBrookingsInstitutionshowsthatmoremembersofminoritygroupsaremovingtoareasoutsidelargecities.ThestudysaysmanyaremovingtowesternandsouthernpartsoftheUnitedStates. PopulationexpertWilliamFreystudiedpopulationchangesintheUnitedStatesbetweentheyearstwot

5、housandandtwothousandfour.MisterFreysaysimmigrantshavetraditionallysettledinbigcitieswheretheyhadfriendsandfamilytoprovidesupport. TheseincludeLosAngeles,California;Miami,Florida;Chicago,IllinoisandNewYorkCity. Now,however,moreimmigrantsarelikelytochooseareasforeconomicreasons. Lowerhousin

6、gcostsandmorejobsaretworeasonsimmigrantsaremovingtootherpartsofthecountry. MisterFreysaysthefastestgrowingcitiesforimmigrantsnowareLasVegas,Nevada;Phoenix,Arizona,andOrlando,Florida.TheBrookingsstudyreportsthatthewhitepopulationhasdroppedinmorethanonehundredcities,includingNewYork,LosAngel

7、es,andSanFrancisco,California. ThereportsaysthatmanyretiredwhiteAmericansaremovingtosmallerplacesinwesternstateslikeUtahandIdaho.TheBrookingsstudyalsoreportsareturntotheSouthformanyAfrican-Americans. Feweraremovingtostatestraditionallyconsideredpartofthe"OldSo