Others contend they are spawns of selfish boomers and jaded GenX'ers. Millennials already have tremendous influence in public and private life. Every politician from presidential candidates to city council contenders must kowtow to the soccer-mom demographic. The amount of money they spend and the amount their parents spend on them amounts to billions and billions of dollars, which is why advertisers are increasingly targeting Millennials. No one really knows how the generation will reshape the world.
Diversity is their reality.
In 1976, about 85 percent of the U.S. teenage population was white. Today that figure is about 67 percent. By 2008, it is estimated, it will have dropped to 60 percent. Of the 7 million Americans who described themselves as multiracial in Census 2000, more than half were under 18. The crime issue is really a nobrainer.