The USA's growing diversity is cooling the melting pot in at least one way: marriage across racial and ethnic lines.

The share of Hispanics and Asians married to whites dropped between 1990 and 2000 after two decades of steady growth, new research shows.

The sheer number of immigrants who arrived last decade has made it more likely for them to marry among themselves, according to findings published this month in American Sociological Review.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-02-15-cross-cultural-marriages_x.htm?csp=24

[Melting pot failing? All right boys, it's time for us to get serious. Bring out the goat and lube!]