Christian has checked the ` ` white '' box on the 2010 census form , but says it 's complicated . Mexican-American ? He 's an immigrant ( s ) , but has access to historical advantages of the ` white '' box . Popular myth of white immigration does n't justify discrimination against non - whites , he says . Christian : This should tell us that America is moving away from a ` ` white '' box majority .
Christian has checked the ` ` white '' box on the 2010 census form , but says it 's complicated . He 's an immigrant ( s ) , but has access to historical advantages of the ` white '' box . Popular myth of white immigration does n't justify discrimination against non - whites , he says . Christian : This should tell us that America is moving away from a ` ` white '' box majority .