In Majority Minority, Dr. Justin Gest examines how societies respond to great demographic change. Dr. Gest discusses contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations and may soon produce a majority minority milestone, where the original ethnic or religious majority loses its numerical advantage to one or more foreign-origin minority groups.
During this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI 99.5FM,
Dr. Gest suggests rather than yield to people's prejudices, states hold great power to shape public responses and perceptions of demographic change through political institutions.