The Hispanic population in America has reached a new record of nearly 61 million, making it the largest minority in the nation, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Despite a tightening of immigration from Latin America and a drop in Hispanic births in the country, they also make up the nation’s second-largest racial group, behind whites.

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