Another unappreciated aspect of this debate is that in the case of America’s largest “minority,” Hispanics, over 50% classify themselves racially as white, and are of mainly European descent. Their grandchildren, like the Italians and Eastern Europeans before them, will be thought of as white.
Another unappreciated aspect of this debate is that in the case of America’s largest “minority,” Hispanics, over 50% classify themselves racially as white, and are of mainly European descent. Their grandchildren, like the Italians and Eastern Europeans before them, will be thought of as white.
Self reporting of race in the 2018 census: 250.5 million mark that they are "white" while 77.5 million report that they are non-white. Clearly a lot of Hispanics are choosing white when there is no "Hispanic" option.
Another unappreciated aspect of this debate is that in the case of America’s largest “minority,” Hispanics, over 50% classify themselves racially as white, and are of mainly European descent. Their grandchildren, like the Italians and Eastern Europeans before them, will be thought of as white.
Self reporting of race in the 2018 census: 250.5 million mark that they are "white" while 77.5 million report that they are non-white. Clearly a lot of Hispanics are choosing white when there is no "Hispanic" option.