Who is considered “white Hispanic/Latino?”

Question

This question was asked 9 years ago, but there were only a few comments with mixed answers, so I was hoping for an “updated” definition/explanation because I am noticing it being listed more and more often on surveys/documents.

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Answer 1

In the US, the terms are mostly interchangeable but technically people from Latin America (Mexico, Central and South America) are Latino. Hispanic are people from Spanish speaking countries, so most of Latin America (other than Brazil) and also Spain technically, although the term is typically meant to apply to Spanish-speakers from Latin America.