Take that up with the author of the article. Also, you missed the point entirely if the topic is “the population of x has gone from 1% to an estimated upper of

Take that up with the author of the article. Also, you missed the point entirely if the topic is “the population of x has gone from 1% to an estimated upper of 12.5% in 20 years” and your answer is “its below 10% right now”. Not only are you potentially immediately wrong, since the number today could exceed 10%, it also doesn’t speak to how those demographics might be shaped by disparities in birthrates or continued migration. But, you know that, you’re just trying to argue for some reason.