I am not saying or insinuating that just because you do not speak Spanish...you are *not* Hispanic...what I am saying and again this is MY opinion...that being Hispanic (aside from the factors mentioned by Q) also has a huge language component...and most Hispanics I know DO indeed speak Spanish (no, not fluently but enought to get by). To my understanding ONE of the reasons that medical school would like to increase the number of Hispanics is so that we can better treat Hispanic patients....why do you think this is? because many Hispanic patients speak SPANISH and hence would get better treatment from someone that speaks Spanish. Now, I am not saying that these patients cannot get excellent treatment from any other individual that speaks Spanish (Hispanic or not). Anyways, again this is MY personal feeling regarding this issue.