Quote from mike oxbig:
The right says that blacks are rushing to judgement and putting out a bounty on a hispanic.
Then when the left rushes in to say that he's white because he has a white parent, the right just won.
Hereâs a quick primer on how the Census Bureau approach works.
Q. I immigrated to Phoenix from Mexico. Am I Hispanic?
A. You are if you say so.
Q. My parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico. Am I Hispanic?
A. You are if you say so.
Q. My grandparents were born in Spain but I grew up in California. Am I Hispanic?
A. You are if you say so.
Q. I was born in Maryland and married an immigrant from El Salvador. Am I Hispanic?
A. You are if you say so.
Q. My mom is from Chile and my dad is from Iowa. I was born in Des Moines. Am I Hispanic?
A. You are if you say so.
Q. I was born in Argentina but grew up in Texas. I donât consider myself Hispanic. Does the Census count me as an Hispanic?
A. Not if you say you arenât.
http://www.pewhispanic.org/2009/05/28/whos-hispanic/