Do they think white people think they’re white? As a “white” Jew I have news for them. The reason Irish and Italian ancestry is now accepted is because neither continues to immigrate to the U.S. in large numbers. As long as there is significant Hispanic/Latin immigration, they will be “others.”

depends on the context, which is basically how race operates in most contexts.

Eh, I’d say most white people probably see Ted Cruz as white, and I think that's the kind of person being referred to.

they only see themselves as american. they don’t face the same struggles of 1st and 2nd gen hispanics. those who are conservative adopted the “fuck you, i got mine” mentality, and never bothered to look back.