Not to put too fine a point on the matter, but by what criteria has “Hispanic” become a race? What is the definitive characteristic that defines “Hispanic?” Consider the wide ranging socio-cultural features that characterize residents of Caribbean islands, various Central and South American nations, etc, and of course the Mexicans, many of whom are racially derived in varying degrees from ancient “Indian” tribes, all of them lumped together as “Hispanic” for no better reason than their linguistic commonality.
all of them lumped together as “Hispanic” for no better reason than their linguistic commonality.
Or to manipulate them into a convenient voting block.