Latinos outnumber non-Hispanic whites in Texas, according to 2022 census
Latinos outnumber non-Hispanic whites in Texas, according to 2022 census
In California and New Mexico they have long been in the majority, thanks to a steady increase in recent decades
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I’m a bit lost… are Hispanic whites latinos too or not?
If you identify as both white and Latino, yes. If you identify as white and Hispanic but not Latino, then no. [In the U.S.]*, Latino is considered a race as well as ethnic identity.
*Edit for clarification
I was born in Argentina (part of Latin America). My family is all from Spain. Am I considered a Latino? I mean, I’m from Latin America after all. What does being a “latino” implies? Because as someone from a Latinamerican country, I always thought myself as a “latino”. But apparently I’m a white hispanic?
This is actually a decent summary that helps with the tendency to conflate race/ethnicity.
To paint with a very broad brush, "white hispanic" is folks with Spanish ancestry and a few other areas, but NOT central/South America (except for Brazil). A lot of it is determined by colonial history (which country controlled which place and when). There are probably a few exceptions or examples I'm leaving out but that's a loose rule of thumb. It gets murky because who is considered "white" is the result of a social construct. Hence why, for instance, Polish/Italian people are now "white" in the US. They didn't used to be considered white.
Racism is stupid.
Racism is stupid.
and the law of the land
Sadly
No, you're right. It would be valid for you to select Latino regardless of skin color. I'm just referring to how the US surveys are often defined. Latino is under race but there's a separate question asking whether you are Latino/Hispanic.
And also: a person born in Mexico from German parents (that’s considered Mexican)… is a Latino? A non-hispanic white? Both? None? I’m still confused…
What does it mean being a “latino” as put in that title?
Honestly, characterizing people by their race or ethnic origin and not nationality is pretty weird…
There are all range of colors in Latin America. Same thing than in the USA, however, our white people are decendants of southern Europeans: Spain, Portugal and Italy mostly.