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Old 04-15-2010, 04:35 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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25% English
16% German
14% Hispanic
12% African
10% Irish
6% Scottish
4% Asian
3% Italian
2% Jewish
1% Native American
7% Other
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Old 04-15-2010, 05:06 PM
 
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25% English
16% German
14% Hispanic
12% African
10% Irish
6% Scottish
4% Asian
3% Italian
2% Jewish
1% Native American
7% Other
Actually, I think the two biggest European ethnic groups in the US are German and Irish, in that order.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:13 PM
 
Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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It is hard to know as people of English or Scottish ancestry will often deem themselves "American." I think it is plausible English ancestry is higher than one might expect.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:22 PM
 
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English should be taken down a few. Most of the people who claim American are actually Scots-Irish. That should be a category in itself. Also, a lot of people in the South claim Irish even though they're Scots-Irish. That's how my family is.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:29 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Irish should come next after German with whatever percentage. Last time I checked (which was a long time ago) this country has a 6% Italian population. Also- Hispanic isn't an ethnicity. Mexican however should be pretty high up there.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:08 PM
 
Location: Stirling, NJ (Southern Morris County)
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Irish should come next after German with whatever percentage. Last time I checked (which was a long time ago) this country has a 6% Italian population. Also- Hispanic isn't an ethnicity. Mexican however should be pretty high up there.
Yes it is.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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No it isn't.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:15 PM
 
Location: Stirling, NJ (Southern Morris County)
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No it isn't.
Ethnicity is not necessarily the same as nationality. Hispanic is not a race or nationality, thus it is an ethnicity.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:23 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Ethnicity is not necessarily the same as nationality. Hispanic is not a race or nationality, thus it is an ethnicity.
Hispanic is a race.

Hispanic refers to Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans, and the rest of Latin America (where the dominate language is Spanish)... A whole race of people.
Just like White/Caucasian refers to all the people whose ancestors come from European countries.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:41 PM
 
Location: Stirling, NJ (Southern Morris County)
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Hispanic is a race.

Hispanic refers to Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Cubans, and the rest of Latin America (where the dominate language is Spanish)... A whole race of people.
Just like White/Caucasian refers to all the people whose ancestors come from European countries.
No, it's not a race. There are black Hispanics and white Hispanics. There are plenty of people of African descent who are Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban, and thus Hispanic.
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