Hispanic will be a race on the census in 2030

[100% pro-life no matter what]

The bigger change that's probably needed is how the census deals with mixed race people.  Someone who is, for example, half white and half (white) Hispanic is generally perceived by society as white.  The "one drop" rule for counting minority populations doesn't jive with reality.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

My other issue here is one that I'll illustrate with two friends of mine.  One is from the Dominican Republic and has a skin color similar to African-Americans.  Another is from Argentina, has blonde hair, and looks no different from white Americans.  Yes, the two share a common first language (spoken with vastly different accents), but their cultures are vastly different (everything from food to sports and plenty in-between).  And, if we're talking about race, they're obviously not the same race as each other (unless we're arguing that there's really only one race and it's all a spectrum of brown).

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Discussions on here about this (with progressives generally supporting it and conservatives generally opposing it) made me think of an interesting idea that I haven't fully fleshed out, but I think there's merit to.

It's not just race, but about what's perceived as the default or "normal".  Conservatives like to push more people into identifying with the mainstream "normalcy", while progressives like to push people to embrace ways that they are different from that.  From that perspective, it would make sense why a conservative-minded person who was half Cuban and generally appeared "white" would identify less with a minority group.

I think this goes beyond race.  We see far lower levels of (self-reported) mental illness among conservatives than progressives.  It might be true that some forms of "neurodivergence" correlate with left-leaning politics.  But, it's also true that there are borderline cases of anything- whether it be depression, anxiety, ADHD, autism, or something else.  People on the left who are generally "well-adjusted" members of society might be more willing to embrace one of those labels, while conservatives tend to not identify with them.

It's not just race or mental illness.  We also see progressives classifying numerous different sexual orientations (even beyond just "straight", "gay", or "bisexual").  I can't say exactly why it is, but it seems like one side prefers to "expand the majority", while the other side prefers to "embrace divergence from the majority".  One might not be right, and the other might be wrong.  But, they're completely different perspectives on how you see the world.

I also apologize if I used any loaded language.  I didn't exactly know how to best describe that thought, but I hope y'all get the idea.