Ethnic groups say ‘white’ isn’t enough on the 2010 census

Ethnic groups say ‘white’ isn’t enough on the 2010 census

As a land of immigrants, the United States is home to people from all corners of the world.

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And in the past, it has documented where its people hail from by using the U.S. census, conducted every 10 years as mandated in the Constitution.

But the 2010 census form — in a departure from 2000 and previous decades — will not contain a question asking people about their ancestry, prompting concern among metro Detroit’s diverse ethnic communities. Many in the sizable Arab-American population in metro Detroit — who have faced a host of challenges during the past 10 years — are particularly concerned.

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