Is Tom Hayden's dream coming true?

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5. At least in the US, the taboos against interracial dating and marriage are crumbling, particularly

among the young. In every census the percentage of multiracial children increases. I imagine this is true in most other Western countries as well so the 'purity' of races will diminish over time.

Some fascinating quotes in the article:

"Because most immigrants to the U.S. are from Asia, Africa or Latin America, any trait that is more common in northern Europeans than in the rest of the world will get less common over the near future in the U.S. due to immigration," McDonald wrote in an email. "Examples would include red and blond hair, blue eyes, and freckles. Traits that are recessive and are more common in some groups than others will decrease due to blending; blue eyes, sickle cell anemia, and cystic fibrosis are examples of this."

According to Stearns, perfect homogenization of the human race will probably never occur, but in general, Earth is becoming more and more of a melting pot.

A population forged from the long-term mixing of Africans, Native Americans and Europeans serves as an archetype for the future of humanity, Stearns said..."

Changes in the ease of travel and the level of immigration have certainly changed the likelihood that one's parents were themselves born far from each other, even on different continents.

Thanks for the OP, Zalatix.