
Who You Calling 'Hispanic'?
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The First Comprehensive Latino Vote
The 19 70 dicennial census count yo really upset what we're calling the latina ity these days. Sure there was a huge undercount, just as there was an under count of african americans. And then by 19 80, the term hispanic shows up for the first time on the census form. And i would love to take us into behind the scenes fights that led to thet well, there were several. I had no idea. Ya. Nixon had what he called amigo buses that roamed around the southwest, but also the northeast and into florida. This was before the democratic party did anything close to this.
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