ETHN 131 Midterm Exam Questions And
Complete Answers
Demographics (percentages and state breakdown) - ANSWER Largest - Whites at 62%~
Latinos at 18.3%~
2/3rds of Latinos live in just five states - California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Florida
What % of Latinos in the state of California? - ANSWER Around 30%
What are the largest Latino groups in the U.S.? - ANSWER Mexicans (64%~), followed by
Puerto Ricans (10%~), Salvadorian and Cuban follow.
How are Latinos classified by the U.S. Census Bureau? - ANSWER As an "Ethnic Group",
not a racial group. Latinos don't identify with the U.S. Census.
Latinos prefer to identify by their NATIONAL ORIGIN.
What percentage of undocumented immigrants are there? - ANSWER 3%, a very small
percentage.
History of Mexican American/Latino presence in the U.S. - ANSWER 30,000 to 40,000
years.
Mexican Migration Project - ANSWER People make it across the border and they stay
because it is too risky to go back. They feel trapped.
Complete Answers
Demographics (percentages and state breakdown) - ANSWER Largest - Whites at 62%~
Latinos at 18.3%~
2/3rds of Latinos live in just five states - California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Florida
What % of Latinos in the state of California? - ANSWER Around 30%
What are the largest Latino groups in the U.S.? - ANSWER Mexicans (64%~), followed by
Puerto Ricans (10%~), Salvadorian and Cuban follow.
How are Latinos classified by the U.S. Census Bureau? - ANSWER As an "Ethnic Group",
not a racial group. Latinos don't identify with the U.S. Census.
Latinos prefer to identify by their NATIONAL ORIGIN.
What percentage of undocumented immigrants are there? - ANSWER 3%, a very small
percentage.
History of Mexican American/Latino presence in the U.S. - ANSWER 30,000 to 40,000
years.
Mexican Migration Project - ANSWER People make it across the border and they stay
because it is too risky to go back. They feel trapped.
