His mother is Hispanic. Doesn’t that make him 1/2 Hispanic? I’m sick of these hybrid names - African-American, Hispanic-American, etc. Aren’t we all just Americans? Not the illegals, of course,
“His mother is Hispanic. Doesn’t that make him 1/2 Hispanic?”
Sure. But my greatgrandmother was listed on the 1900 census as colored, so does that make me African American? No.
There are many people in this nation who are proud of their ancestor’s home country. I’ve heard people on television describe themselves as Italian American or Polish Ameican or Chinese American, and I suppose it serves a purpose for the individual using that name. In the end, though, I suspect it has a balkanizing effort on American politics, serving to drive us apart rather than uniting us.
That is particularly true of Hispanics in this country, for that is the ultimate aim of the very racist organizations like MeCha or La Raza. Their goal is to split off part of the United States and create a seperate nation, Aztlan.
George P. Bush has claimed to be a “moderate” Republican, and as he is just starting on his politcal career he has a great deal to learn. Calling himself Hispanic American may have a benefit in Texas, but in the wider American picture it is “not smart”.