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Hispanic American Diversity
Chris Watkins
AXIA College
ETH/125 Cultural Diversity
Daniel Henke
2-25-07

The United States is a nation of immigrants; the various cultures that now call America home have each brought their unique strengths and perspectives with them. This paper considers four groups of Hispanics living in the U.S.: Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Latinos and aspects of each culture.
Mexican-Americans make up approximately 64% of the Hispanic population in the United States; they are concentrated mostly in the Southwest, though there are sizeable populations in Chicago, Florida and North Carolina (Mexican American, 2006). Because of the proximity of several population centers to Mexico, Mexican Americans have been able to maintain "the Spanish language to a degree not possible for other immigrant groups" (Mexican American, 2006).
Politically, this group tends to stay away from the polls, but when the do vote, they tend to vote for......

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