I want to know the answer to the following question:
Why would Italian Americans want to get themselves designated as members of a preferred group?
All the background I'm provided with is that "An Empirical Study, that affirmative action policies encourage non-preferred groups to designate themselves as members of preferred groups [i.e., primary beneficiaries of affirmative action] to take advantage of group preference policies.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes