How does it even work? I can proof I'm poor with for example tax returns, but how does someone proof they are of a certain "race"?
Same reason everyone doesn’t just walk out of restaurants without paying.
But there have been high profile cases where it has come to light later and people have endured some social shame.
How does someone know what they should fill in?
Is it fine to fill in African American if one of your grandparents was black? Or only if your skin is dark enough?
How does it even work? I can proof I'm poor with for example tax returns, but how does someone proof they are of a certain "race"?