America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2007 is one in a series of annual reports to the Nation on the condition of children in America. In this report, three background measures describe the changing population of children and provide demographic context and 38 indicators depict the well-being of children in the areas of family and social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment and safety, behavior, education, and health.

• Average Americans believe that immigrants have had more of a negative than beneficial impact on the crime rate, the economy, social and moral values, and job opportunities, according to the recent Gallup poll.
• The survey showed that 58 percent of Americans believe the crime situation is worst because of immigrants, while 46 percent say this people group has negatively impacted the economy in general.

With the number of nonwhite Americans above 100 million for the first time, demographers are identifying an emerging racial generation gap. The Census Bureau estimated that from July 1, 2005, to July 1, 2006, the nation’s minority population grew to 100.7 million from 98.3 million which is about one in three of all Americans.