It would be interesting to see what races were in fact given as options on the registration card. Not all races are listed in all states, and I know they weren't in 2001. I was in college then and there was a big push towards adding more races- at the time there was only a few, and Middle Eastern/Arab/East Indian were not on the race cards in the state I was in. It was different at the federal level because when my husband filed his immigration forms, it was an option, but on his state forms he sometimes put white, sometimes put other. If it was for political gain then I don't understand that because when I vote I put a name to the face, I dont just vote because it says "so-and-so... race." cause it didn't say anything about race of the candidates the last time I voted.
It would be interesting to see what races were in fact given as options on the registration card. Not all races are listed in all states, and I know they weren't in 2001. I was in college then and there was a big push towards adding more races- at the time there was only a few, and Middle Eastern/Arab/East Indian were not on the race cards in the state I was in. It was different at the federal level because when my husband filed his immigration forms, it was an option, but on his state forms he sometimes put white, sometimes put other. If it was for political gain then I don't understand that because when I vote I put a name to the face, I dont just vote because it says "so-and-so... race." cause it didn't say anything about race of the candidates the last time I voted.