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"Mexican" is a nationality, just like "Japanese", "French" or "Iraqi".
However when people talk about the ethnic groups they are referring to of course, the indigenous population. Namely Mexicas.
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∙ 13y agoAll humans are of the same species. Race is a defined system and has no basis but what humans have assigned it. Scientifically, there is no such thing as different races of humans.
Hispanic is an ethnicity associated with people of Spanish or Portuguese decent. Commonly, these are people from the mid-Americas and Caribbean that are descendants of the Spanish conquerors that invaded these lands.
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Is it illegal to put hispanic on a ticket for race?
No. While Hispanic is not actually a race, many people confuse race and ethnicity.
Is Donald Trump racist with hispanic?
No, because hispanic is not a race, rather an ethnicity.
Should census bureau reconsider the way it measures race and ethnicity for the census?
The Census Bureau does constantly reconsider the way it measures race and ethnicity for the U.S. Census.The 2010 U.S. Census changed the design to more clearly Hispanic ethnicity as an ethnic category, not a race. This sentence was added: "For this census, Hispanic origins are not races."Hispanic terms were modified from "Hispanic or Latino" to "Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin".
Is Guatemalan a race?
Guatemalans are from Guatemala and are of the general Hispanic or Latino race.
What is the ethnicity percentage in Manhattan?
54% white, 17.4% black, 9.4% Asian, 27.2% hispanic(of any race)
What would be the ethnicity of someone with a white father and hispanic mother?
Depends on race of mother - hispanic is generally a mix of white european (spain) and native american - if more european blood then she is white - if she is white hispanic then the race of the child is white. The child is only hispanic if he/she was raised hispanic, if not, then child is white non-hispanic.
What is Cassidy ethnicity?
hispanic
Is Barack Obama Hispanic or is he just white?
Barack Obama is not Hispanic. He is of mixed race, with a Kenyan father and a White American mother. While his mother is of white ethnicity, his father's ethnicity is Luo, which is a Bantu ethnic group in Kenya.
What is Gerald laird's ethnicity?
hispanic
What is the ethnicity to salsa dancing?
Hispanic
Which is the third largest ethnic group in USA?
MexicanMexican
What percent Hispanic do you have to be to mark Hispanic as your race?
There is no specific percentage required to mark Hispanic as your race. It is based on self-identification, so individuals can choose to identify as Hispanic if they feel that it reflects their ethnic or cultural background.
