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Whites (non-Hispanic) are 57% of the population and falling. The VAST majority of "hispanics" are White. My niece for example, married a guy from Chile. His ancestors came from Spain and Portugal. He's got darker hair. That's about it. You can maybe detect a very slight tilt toward a mediterranean complexion.....like me if I get a slight suntan. That's it. Yet he counts as "hispanic" and their kids count as "hispanic". Why would they claim anything other? They'd be at a huge disadvantage if they checked the box marked "White"...even though they are clearly White. The White population of this country is in reality, more than 70%. Asians are 6% and mixed are 4% (though in reality there are a lot more who are mixed than that).

Exactly. Anyone that has a hint of anything other than “white” will claim to not be white.

White privilege in action!

Nope, majority of American Hispanics are mestizo (mixed euro and Amerindian), not white. Put the average Mexican American (the majority of Hispanics in the US) next to the average white European Spaniard and you will see that they look very different. Add to the fact that most other Latin Americans are racially mixed (such as my Puerto Rican wife) and you can’t make the case that most US-based Latins are white folk. As has been pointed out by others “Hispanics” can be of any race, including white. Leaving aside Argentineans and Uruguayans, even most Cubans who arrived from 1959-1980 were whites, many the grandchildren of Spaniards who settled on the island when it was still under Spanish rule in the late 19th century.

“Whites” may be a shrinking majority but will still have a large plurality. It is also highly unlikely that Asians, Mestizos/“Hispanics” and blacks will all unite to “get whitey.”