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**cQT6nmEc** · 06-25-2012, 10:38 AM

Certain government programs don't have voluntary identification like the Census does. The caseworker will take a gander and check off the boxes for you based on eye-balling. Like the old days. That was the case during our free lunch programs where I worked. The caseworker walked up to each child, looked, and checked the race boxes based on best guess. Needless to say, there were some misidentifications. When I asked the caseworker why not ask the child, she said, "We only want estimates. It's quicker to look and put it down." I already shared my police experience. I was apparently a first generation Dominican. At least that's the the officer told me I was.

They need to get their stuff together...

06-25-2012, 10:38 AM	#33
cQT6nmEc Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Certain government programs don't have voluntary identification like the Census does. The caseworker will take a gander and check off the boxes for you based on eye-balling. Like the old days. That was the case during our free lunch programs where I worked. The caseworker walked up to each child, looked, and checked the race boxes based on best guess. Needless to say, there were some misidentifications. When I asked the caseworker why not ask the child, she said, "We only want estimates. It's quicker to look and put it down." I already shared my police experience. I was apparently a first generation Dominican. At least that's the the officer told me I was. They need to get their stuff together...
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