Maria and her family are from the Dominican Republic. They immigrated to Miami, Florida, about ten years ago. They live in a community with many other Hispanic people. They enjoy living in the United States, but they do miss their homeland. Maria's family has tried to retain their cultural heritage and to maintain contact with other people who also come from the Dominican Republic. They feel that they can more closely associate with those people than with the Mexican Americans they have met. What might be the reason for this?
A. They don't view Mexican Americans as Hispanic.
B. They share an ethnicity with other people from the Dominican Republic.
C. They don't like Mexican Americans because many Americans view them as illegal immigrants.
D. They don't share a common racial identity with Mexican Americans.
Answer: B
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