[Josh29146]

The words ‘Puerto Rican’ and ‘Hispanic’ refer to national origin. Just as there are Americans of every race, there are Puerto Ricans and Hispanics of every race including many who are white and have ancestry from Spain and other European countries. Cameron Diaz, Sammy Sosa, Emelio Estevez and Jimmy Smits are all Hispanic but are obviously not members of the same race. There are also black Hispanics, Asian Hispanics, Jewish Hispanics, and every variation of people as you find in the United States. Just as Bill Clinton and Jesse Jackson are not members of the same race merely because they are Americans with Anglo last names, not every ‘Puerto Rican’ or Hispanic is a member of the same race either. The myth of the Puerto Rican or ‘Hispanic race’ is promoted by ignorant or self-serving people. It has permeated U.S. society since the 1970’s. However, it is just a myth. If members of the United States government and media called Irish people a separate race for 30 years, most people would believe that too. Incidentally, the U. S. Census Bureaus does not and never has collected information on the ‘Hispanic race.’ When the Census Bureau does lists Hispanic information (which it began collecting in the 1970 Census), that information is clearly labeled as non-racial. For example, a Census category might state ‘white-non Hispanic,’ meaning that white Hispanics have been separated from that category as opposed to a Census category stating ‘white’ which would include white Hispanics.

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Name : Josh29146, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : white of Hispanic origin, Religion : Catholic, Age : 33, City : Soto, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Lawyer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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