8602412677?profile=originalWith two presidential candidates of Hispanic heritage, one of whom admitted to shortcomings when it comes to fluency in Spanish, the question has arisen about the extent to which skill level in the language is a fair measure of just how Hispanic somebody really is.

In a recent debate, Sen. Marco Rubio made reference to Sen. Ted Cruz’s lack of Spanish-speaking skills, which prompted the Texan to utter a few words in Español.

Before he dropped out of the race after the South Carolina debate on Saturday, Jeb Bush’s supporters likes to say that he is more Latino, in some ways, than either Cruz or Rubio because, among other things, he speaks Spanish fluently.

A new Pew Research report says that most Latinos surveyed say that speaking Spanish should not be tied to qualifying as a Latino. READ MORE AT FOX NEWS LATINO

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