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Reverse White Flight In The Southwest

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Tom Collins
18 April 2001 - 6:00am

In the U.S. Southwest, Anglos reversed "white flight" trends, and moved back into the city.

"While whites elsewhere continue to flee to the suburbs, the Southwest is experiencing a kind of reverse "white flight," as Anglos join the ever-growing numbers of African-Americans, Asians, and Hispanics that have turned the region into one of the fastest-growing in the US.In fact, of America's 10 largest cities, the only ones whose Anglo populations rose were Southwest stalwarts Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and San Antonio, according to newly released Census data."

Full Story: In Southwest, more whites find big-city life appealing
Source: The Christian Science Monitor, April 17, 2001
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