US Census Bureau : Arabs are white.Agree with that ? (Hispanics, government, percentage)

[Wonderful Jellal]

It's in the title.
You think they're are white, or they should have their own category like blacks, asian and hispanics ?

[theother]

I don't think they should be considered white. Aren't they mixed with different races anyway, including white?

[Strel]

Evidently you guys have never met a Samaritan.

BTW, "Hispanic" is not a racial appellation. It is a linguistic one. Hispanics can be any race. Filipinos are "hispanic" linguistically and asian ethnically, for example.

Arabs, for the most part, fall into the Caucasian category.

[ergohead]

Checked out the black prison population in the U.S. lately?

[theunbrainwashed]

I think Arabs are white, but they should have their own ethnic category like Hispanics do.

[theother]

Originally Posted by ergohead

Checked out the black prison population in the U.S. lately?

What does that have to do with this thread?

[theother]

Originally Posted by ergohead

A high percentage of U.S. prisoned black people are of the Muslim religion.

Arab= Ethnic Group..
Muslim= Religion...

The Black Muslims in prison are still Black... just like the black Muslims outside of prison are still black.

Just because you're Muslim doesn't mean you're ARAB!

[West of Encino]

The whole US Census on race makes no sense.

[LuckyGem]

How about we eliminate the "race" category all together and simply ask what someone's ethnicity is. The government wants to do away with affirmative action and they keep tabs on "race"? Stupid. There's no black, white, or whatever you want to call it.

[ecvMatt]

It shouldn't be asked at all, it is not relevant to a "head count."