Hispanic” does not refer to race; it defines a region of origin, not a person’s race.

The U.S. Census Bureau also concurs that Hispanic refers to region, not race, and uses the term to describe any person, regardless of race, creed, or color, whose origins are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or of some other Hispanic origin. In fact, areas conquered by the Spaniards were considered part of a region originally called Hispania.

The difference between Latino and Hispanic:

•Latino generally refers to countries (or cultures) that were once under Roman rule. This includes Italy, France, Spain, etc. Brazilians are considered to be Latino, but are not considered to be Hispanic.

•Hispanic describes cultures or countries that were once under Spanish rule (Mexico, Central America, and most South America where Spanish is the primary language).

In American-English, Latino has come to be equated with Hispanic and are often used interchangeably without offense. However:

•Latino: When referring to gender neutral, identifying both men and women, use Latino.

•Latina: When specifically referring to women, use Latina.

I am a “Born Again American.” That means I am awake to the real threat to our country and the world.

Please share that with the “Tea Hivers.” I know who the real enemy is. It is not the illegals. Nor liberals. America’s real enemy are those who pray upon the ignorence of those, who just like you, are being led to the edge of the cliff, bleating. Wake up from your stupor and stop being used by those who rape you.

Tommy

Dear Mr. Acosta: Here is my position. You spoke of crime in the Latino community. Would these be crimes commited by illegals by chance? And by the way, saving America is priceless. What kind of American are you?
If the bill is fully implemented, you will have to be ‘extra careful’ not to run red lights or violate other traffic laws??? I ask you Sir, what kind of citizen are you? I spent a week on vacation in Sedona back in May. If SB1070 isn’t fully implemented, I won’t return and I will discourage others from visiting. How will that impact your local economy? KJL

“During 2005, Border Patrol apprehended approximately 1.2 million illegal aliens; of those 165,000 were from countries other than Mexico. Of the non-Mexican aliens, approximately 650 were from special interest countries.”

“A significant portion of illegal activity at the border relates to illegal drug smuggling. Below is a summary of FY 2005 Federal drug seizures, which shows a total of 1,129, 275 pounds of cocaine and 6,866,465 million pounds of marijuana.”

“Federal law enforcement estimates that 10 percent to 30 percent of illegal aliens are actually apprehended and 10 percent to 20 percent of drugs are seized. 2 Therefore, in 2005, as many as 4 to 10 million illegal aliens crossed into the United States; and as much as 5.6 to 11.2 million pounds of cocaine and 34.3 to 68.6 million pounds of marijuana entered the United States.”

“The number of aliens other than Mexican (“OTMs”) illegally crossing the border has grown at an alarming rate over the past several years. Based on U.S. Border Patrol statistics there were 30,147 OTMs apprehended in FY2003, 44,614 in FY2004, 165,178 in FY2005, and 108,025 in FY2006. Most entered along the U.S. Southwest border.”

Vincent Lalo

Unfortunately, there are too many other idiots out there who buy into your nonsense.

By the way…what recourse does an american citizen (or a state) have against the federal government if the federal government refuses to enforce its obligation to protect the citizens and states from invasion from foreign peoples? Why isn’t this question asked by the news media?