if that is the case, why is it that white women, mexicanswomen, asians seem to benefit from it? does illegal immigration undermine the civil rights act? who named black people of black? i would rather be called colored, to tell you the truth. guest: because of the problem that existed in the 1960's that was in the south, it involved mostly black and white relationships. the civil rights act was focused on that. you can see that in the record. it was just as reconstruction focused on slaves and ending slavery. that was the issue at that time. i pointed that out as a matter of history. i said the civil rights act was passed for these reasons. i was attacked for saying that no one else could use them. that is just wrong. this is not what i meant at all. anyone can use any law after it is passed and added. they are general. they apply to all people in our country. but there are different historical circumstances. in the slaughterhouse cases, the one prevailing law was about blacks. who called us black? there is a whole history of the word. i cannot give the whole thing to you here.