[ETERNAL WARMING]

Hispanics legally living in the United States are Americans, not Mexicans.

[Modernman]

Hispanics legally living in the United States are Americans, not Mexicans.

I think my post was talking about Mexicans living in Texas during the Texan war of independence. At the time, they were still, technically, Mexicans, since Texas wasn't a recognized country. After independence, I think the proper word to describe them is Tejanos.