Question

Organizations in the United States such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group, have opposed adding a "multiracial" census category. This suggests that Group of answer choices
B. racial classification is a politicalissue in that these groups fear their political clout will decline if theirnumbers go down.

Answer 1

Answer: B. classification is a political issue—these groups fear that their political clout will decline if their numbers go down

Explanation:

These organisations fear that their numbers will go down because should a multiracial category be added, they will have less people classified as the races their organisation caters for. More numbers in an organisation means greater power and influence and we've seen this when large trade unions hold entire companies hostage simply because they have the numbers.

A great example would be the Ikwere people of Southern Nigeria. They share a common ancestry with the Igbos of Eastern Nigeria and generally have very similar customs. Even the language is similar and they had always been considered Igbo until after the Civil War in Nigeria broke out with the Igbos being the main rebels. With the Civil war concluded, the Federal Government officially recognized the Ikwere as an ethic group independent of the Igbo. The Ikwere occupied crude oil rich areas and this recognition therefore robbed the Igbo of valuable lands and political clout.

Whilst not strictly the same as these organisations losing people to the multiracial category, it shows what can happen to an organisation should their numbers decrease