Democratsto add ANOTHER protected class-----Senators, congresswoman from Michigan want Middle Eastern classification added to Census

Let's see.... who's got FEDERAL "protection"?
Women
"one-drop" black Americans
Native Americans/Pacific Islander
Gays/Lesbians
Fat folks
Politicians and their families
Any and ALL illegals in the USA
..... I'm not seeing "white men" anywhere......

Senators, congresswoman from Michigan want Middle Eastern classification added to Census | MLive.com:
DEARBORN, MI -- Michigan's two U.S. Senators and a congresswoman sent a letter this week to the U.S. Census Bureau supporting a proposal to add a Middle Eastern-North African classification to the nation's decennial population count.

The Census Bureau is collecting feedback on a proposal to allow people of Middle Eastern North African descent to identify as such in the 2020 census.

Congress would have to approve the change before it could be added to the 2020 census.

The 2010 census questionnaire, under a question on race, included check boxes for black, white and various Asian, Hispanic and native American identities, but no specific option for Arab Americans have historically been counted by default as white.

Some have pushed for the addition to allow more political visibility and grant opportunities for Arab Americans.

And Democratic U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, along with U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), whose district includes a large Arab American population, support the proposal.

..."In Michigan, the Census estimates the population is at 191,600, while the Arab American Institute estimates that more than 500,000 Arab Americans call the state home," they said in a statement publicizing the letter.

"This misrepresentation in population size has led to barriers for representation, employment, health and education...."