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I should have clarified; I mean San Antonio and South Texas in particular. Houston and Dallas might be different, but in San Antonio 90% of Hispanics are native born.
Thats the difference. You are correct about San Antonio.
However, Houston and Dallas are completely different. The Hispanics in those metro areas are around 40% foreign born total. When you add their children, its over 80% either foreign born or the children of foreign born immigrants.
San Antonio and Corpus Christi are around 10% foreign born in regards to the Hispanic community.
very interesting question. I grew up in California but lived in Houston for 6 months for work. I really can't say which is more influenced by hispanics. Hispanics in Texas seemed to be a bit more integrated while Whites and Hispanics seem more divided in California.
For me it is weird with Texas. You have places like RGV and Laredo which are extensions of Mexico then you have places like Corpus, El Paso and San Antonio which is dominated it seems by Tejanos. Then their is Houston and Dallas which is a mixture of Tejanos and FOB Mexicans (1st and a few 2nd Generation not really FOB) and central Americans.
I find it crazy that Laredo, RGV and El Paso are all heavily hispanic metros but El Paso feels a lot more culturally American than the other two.
One interesting thing about the southern half of the Texas Triangle and SE part of East Texas of the Texas Triangle is that you enter an area were East Texas and South Texas start to mix a bit and you get these small rural towns that are triracial in the sense of being at least 15% Black, Hispanic and White and rarely ever more than 55% one race. A good example is Brookshire or Angleton or Cuero Texas.
Very interesting post and true. This may be one of the reasons that Texas seems to me to be one of the most integrated and accepting states I've ever lived in.
very interesting question. I grew up in California but lived in Houston for 6 months for work. I really can't say which is more influenced by hispanics. Hispanics in Texas seemed to be a bit more integrated while Whites and Hispanics seem more divided in California. But we're also dealing with huge states with tons of diversity. Hispanic culture is more prominent in Southern California than in the Bay Area, which is almost as Asian as it is Hispanic.
As far as food is concerned, I do find Mexican food in California to be more authentic. It's true that most "Mexican" restaurants in Texas are heavily influenced with the local Texas flavor. Mexican food in California is pretty comparable to what you'd find in Baja California.
I would have thought that whites and Latinos were more similar in California than Texas, but it's a complicated subject and it depends on the city I guess. I thought Houston and Dallas were known for having Chicanos who act black, for instance.
Aren't there a ton of Mexican immigrants in Texas? Why would the restaurants catering to them and their children have a Texas flair?
Thats the difference. You are correct about San Antonio.
However, Houston and Dallas are completely different. The Hispanics in those metro areas are around 40% foreign born total. When you add their children, its over 80% either foreign born or the children of foreign born immigrants.
San Antonio and Corpus Christi are around 10% foreign born in regards to the Hispanic community.
Are you saying Houston and Dallas have a lot of illegal immigrants?
28.8% of California households speak Spanish, 29.5% of Texas households speak Spanish. How did this meme even start because I actually hear it in real life as well?
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