But the people who come to my web site do not seem to have any right wing leanings. They are against this because it is a drain on their numbers. The official count of blacks would go down. Let's face it. Numbers equate to political clout.
Money goes to race and ethnicity.
It does not go to need. They fear that in every fiber of their bodies, that they will lose political clout. Surveys have shown that people in these groupings would be more than willing to check a multi-racial box, because that comes closer to describing their background. Both black and Hispanic politicians have problems with the multi-racial category. They both fear that their numbers will go down.