NEW POLL: Belief in Economic Opportunity Unites Americans Across Ethnic/Racial Lines
Americans. Photo Credit: The Tree Hugger 3 Jun 2011 13:15 Africa/Lagos NEW POLL: Belief in Economic Opportunity Unites Americans Across Ethnic/Racial Lines Ninth Allstate-National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll Examines Americans' Views of Economic Opportunity in a Time of Demographic Transformation PR Newswire WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 WASHINGTON, June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a rapidly diversifying America, whites and minorities share many common views about what it takes to succeed in today's economy and a cultural optimism about the progress America has made in expanding opportunity for people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds. However, they diverge in revealing ways about the role of government, the opportunities they see for the next generation, and the consequences of demographic change, according to poll results announced today by The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) and National Journal. With the U.S. population projected to become "majority-minority" by