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People of Mexican descent comprise ~67% of the US Hispanic population.
Throughout its history, the United States has consistently received large numbers of immigrants from around the world. Most early immigration originated in Europe, but the more recent influx has been dominated by people from Asia and Latin America (1). In the year 2002, the number of people of Hispanic origin in the United States reached over 37 million (2). The vast majority of this U.S. subpopulation are of Mexican descent (66.9%), with smaller proportions represented by Central and South Americans (14.3%), Puerto Ricans (8.6%), Cubans (3.7%), and other Hispanics (6.5%) (2). In March 2003, it was estimated that 53.3% of the 33.5 million immigrants in the United States were born in Latin America. Two-thirds of those born in Latin America are from Mexico and Central America. Foreign-born Mexicans in the United States currently number 11.9 million (2, 3), 13.6% of whom entered the country since the year 2000 (3).
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Durazo-Arvizú et al. (2008) conducted an editorial in Cardiovascular disease. People of Mexican descent represent 66.9% of the over 37 million Hispanic residents in the United States, including 11.9 million foreign-born Mexicans.
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