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Although the
reference "Hispanic" is a misnomer when applied to the "African Spanish
Surname (ASSN)", populations of the Eastern Americas and to the "Native
Spanish Surname (NSSN) populations of the Western Americas, it is the
"Reference of utility" for most of the United States political and
socioeconomic reporters.
The ASSN and
NSSN populations share a common history of European directed slavery
and imposed surnames, religion and language. The NSSN includes
expended enslaved native populations.
The ASDV program for
NSSN began in 1989 to increase the allocation of economic resources
directed to the development and rehabilitation of this population,
especially the NSSN disabled in military service veteran.
In the United States
this is a population that has shifted in and out of the "citizens"
status depending on the political events of a given historical period.
As indigenous persons they have always been residents of a large part
of the Southwest United States. These persons are not immigrants, they
are 'political illegals'.
It is the role
of this population in the military service of the United States that has
initiated the ASDV Program for the disabled in military service NSSN,
especially those NSSN that are disabled in military service veteran business
owners (NSSN-SDVE).
Military Service:
The NSSN of
the UNited States have a particularly significant record of commitment
and service. The second largest number, after Scot-Irish, recipients
of Medals of Honor are Hispanic.
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Fifteen percent (15%)
of the United States population is Hispanic
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Five percent
(5%) of the nation's businesses are Hispanic owned (HOB)
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Seventy-two (72%)
of these HOB are owned by Hispanic persons between the ages 35 -
54 years
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Sixty
percent (60%) have college education
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Seventy-two percent
(72%) of HOB are the primary source of income for their family unit.
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Five percent of veterans are Hispanic
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