Defining Latino

[HVC]

Mexican of native heritage

[Admiral Yi]

Just the the old version of Mexican-American is my understanding.  Don't know where you get native (as in Indian?) from.

[The Brain]

[Admiral Yi] is definitely Italian, or some kind of Spanish.

[The Brain]

Just the the old version of Mexican-American is my understanding.

Is that the same as La Raza?

[The Larch]

Just the the old version of Mexican-American is my understanding.  Don't know where you get native (as in Indian?) from.

That's more or less what I thought, that it was basically equivalent to Mexican - American, rather than its own thing.

[Admiral Yi]

I have this faint recollection that it was originally used to distinguish Mex-Ams born here from border jumpers.  "Are you Mexican?"  "No way, I'm Chicano."

[Barrister]

Just got my census letter in the mail, am responding online, thought y'all might be interested in the wording of the Latino page.

Is [Admiral Yi] of Latino, Hispanic, or Spanish origin?
  [ ] No, not of Latino, Hispanic or Spanish origin.
  [ ] Yes, Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano.
  [ ] Yes, Puerto Rican.
  [ ] Yes, Cuban.
  [ ] Yes, another Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin.
       Enter, for example Salvadorean, Guatemalan, etc.

So to go back to my original question - does Latino include someone from Spain?

Sounds like it, according to the US census.

[Admiral Yi]

According to the census bureau, Hispanic, Latino and Spanish are three different categories.

Note the word "or."

It is true that the census bureau is implying Spaniards should eat lunch at the Latino table.

[Barrister]

According to the census bureau, Hispanic, Latino and Spanish are three different categories.

Note the word "or."

It is true that the census bureau is implying Spaniards should eat lunch at the Latino table.

It's confusing - it seems to suggest they are three separate but interchangeable categories.

[Josquius]

I'm sure I've heard Americans referring to Latin Americans as Spanish in the past and getting confused about where that leaves real Spanish people. Or am I imagining?

[The Brain]

According to the census bureau, Hispanic, Latino and Spanish are three different categories.

Note the word "or."

It is true that the census bureau is implying Spaniards should eat lunch at the Latino table.

My impression is that "Latino, Hispanic, or Spanish" is one single category that includes all three words for convenience, likely because the limits of the sum of the three are less uncertain than the limits of the individual words.

[Duque de Bragança]

According to the census bureau, Hispanic, Latino and Spanish are three different categories.

Note the word "or."

It is true that the census bureau is implying Spaniards should eat lunch at the Latino table.

But not the Portuguese and the Brazilians. 
Would African Lusophones be counted as Black Hispanics?