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    New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms

    The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
    by Hansi Lo Wang Jan 26, 2023 2 minutes
    New proposals by the Biden administration would change how the U.S. census and federal surveys ask Latinos about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" to those forms.
    Updated January 26, 2023 at 10:16 AM ET

    The Biden administration is proposing major changes to forms for the 2030 census and federal government surveys that would transform how Latinos and people of Middle Eastern or North African descent are counted in statistics across the United States.

    A new checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African" and a "Hispanic or Latino" box that appears asking for a person's race or ethnicity are among the early recommendations announced in , which was made available Thursday for public inspection ahead of its official publication.

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