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Yes, Mikebikeboy--that is exactly what I meant. If you are white, of any European extraction, you are still 'White.' The problem is that most Americans confuse the issue of being a European Hispanic with being Mexican or from somewhere else in Central/South America where the population is heavily mixed with local Indian populations.
"White" means the same thing in the U.S.--light skin, that's it. 'White' is considered as 'Caucasian' is, not a factor of where you're from, be it the UK/Scandanavia/Germany/Spain/France--but what shade your skin is...stupid, but still used in demographics research.
Just to further confuse the issue, those of middle eastern Arab or other Semetic decent are also grouped as 'White,' regardless of skin-color.
Cheers.
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