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<p>Hispanics can be and are of any race(s). Whether a person is racially white or any other race does not define their Hispanic-ness. </p>
<p>The two most underrepresented Hispanic groups in US Colleges are MA and PR. If you look at the data, MA have a large proportion of mestizo and Amerindians racially, but the PR population does not:</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2075.html[/url]”>https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2075.html</a></p>
<p>Are PRs less Hispanic and therefore bring less ethnic diversity to colleges because they are predominantly white? Is Alberto Fujimori less Hispanic because he’s Asian? No, they just don’t fit in the stereotype that many Americans have of what it means to be Hispanic.</p>