The same would be true for something like Social Security, where historically, if you just read the law and the fact that it excluded domestic workers or agricultural workers, you might not see race in it, unless you knew that that covered a huge chunk of African Americans, particularly in the South.
Barack ObamaThe United States has been a Pacific nation for over two centuries. That's not going to change.
Barack ObamaWe reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.
Barack ObamaLook, Americans will go for leadership that makes sense. Our job, you know, as public officials, is not to put our finger in the air. Our job is to listen, and then lead.
Barack Obama