<p>Yes, within the Hispanic pool of applicants there are factors which affect college admissions, including country of origin. MA and PR are the two groups which are the most underrepresented in US colleges, so they will get the greatest preference. See this and other threads on this forum for some comments:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/1229462-does-being-hispanic-have-any-impact-all.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/hispanic-students/1229462-does-being-hispanic-have-any-impact-all.html</a></p>