William Frey Quotations

The 300 millionth will be a Mexican Latino in Los Angeles County, with parents who speak Spanish at home and with siblings who are bilingual.

Economists always say there is a supply and demand equilibrium.

D.C. is like a revolving door. These young people move in and then they move out when they want to have kids.

Young people that might have stayed or might have come from other places are now going to move somewhere else.

In the new destination states, it's a small share of the population, but it's growing fast. Immigrants coming in to these states tend to be lower income, more likely to be in low-skill, blue-collar jobs, and tend to be more likely to be undocumented (illegal) than the ones in the traditional magnet states. It's no wonder there's a public reaction to the new immigrants coming in these new destination states.

I think low density is the attraction. People would rather make a long commute and have a big yard and a big house.

You're the first kid on the block when you come into some of these neighborhoods and it's not always easy. There will have to be a little bit of accommodation from both the newcomers and the people already there.

You see many more demonstrations and rallies where you might not have seen them 15 years ago or even five years ago.

Something like 72 percent of the nation's growth in the black population is taking place in the South. I think it has something to do with a cultural comfort zone. I think there is this long-term connection that African Americans feel with that region that they don't quite have with the other parts of the country.

The vast majority are hanging close to home. Then there is a sign of some people really making some permanent moves away.