Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish?

Hey Bloggers,

So the other day I found this article on CNN, "But What's a Latino" which gives an interesting perspective on the diversity within the Hispanic Discourse and how little is known even by the members of the Discourse. I personally feel that doing a census which allows a person to specify exactly what they feel they are should be allowed with limits. (The limits being, that you couldn't say you are a race that you are not. For example, if you are fully African American, you cannot choose to say you are Caucasian, Asian, or Hispanic). When I fill out surveys which ask my race, it's difficult to pick which race I belong to because I belong to several and I'd like to refect that. Further, I agree that by giving Hispanics more options to choose from, that they will be more willing to participate in the census.
Also, as the auther points out, alot of people mix up the meanings of Spanish, Hispanic, Mexican, Latino et cetera. This leads to alot of stereotyping, descrimination, and misunderstandings. It is extremely important for the generations to come to be aware of the differences of these Discourses because there are so many people from these Discourses in the United States. It is the duty of the government to lead by example by not assuming they are all the same. They do not come from the same continent or region, they do not all have the same skin-tone, and they don't all speak the same language. There is alot of diversity within these groups, and they have the right to be recognized as being different from the others.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/living.cepeda.latino.census/index.html