James Norman Mattis is a retired United States Marine Corps general who is the 26th and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump. Mattis was previously the 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the presidency of Barack Obama, and was responsible for American military operations in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, and Central Asia. Before President Obama appointed him to replace General David Petraeus as Commander of US Central Command
The graph shows the percentage of Hispanic population in the United States in 2015, by state. In 2015, more than 48.02 percent of New Mexico's population was of Hispanic origin.
Racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 91.7% of the nationâs population growth over the past decade. From 2000 to 2010, the population growth in the United States was driven almost exclusively by racial and ethnic minorities.Overall, racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 91.7% of the nationâs population growth over the past 10 years.here are now 50.5 million Latinos living in the U.S. according to the 2010 Census, up from 35.3 million in 2000, making Latinos the nationâs largest minority group and 16.3% of the total population.