The United States continues to be a melting pot of all nations.
This week the U.S. Census Bureau released some new statistics compiled in the
2000 census. The new figures indicate that the Hispanic population in the United
States has risen nearly 60 percent since 1990 and is now roughly equal to that
of African Americans. The number of people listed on the 2000 census as Hispanic
was 35.3 million, about 3 million more than the Census Bureau had predicted.
Because Hispanics can be of any race, a portion would also be
counted as blacks, whites, Asians, and Native Americans. Hispanics are generally
considered to be people whose ancestors are from Spanish-speaking countries. In
the United States, about two-thirds of Hispanics are of Mexican descent.
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