As Iranian citizens, artists, scholars, engineers, neighbors, and fellow dropdown-menu participants, we are writing with one humble, logical request:

If you're going to categorize us as "White" on paper, please treat us accordingly.

We’re tired of being “White” only when it’s convenient for your forms,
but “other" when it comes to airports, visas, grants, or job interviews.

This petition calls on academic institutions, employers, and government agencies to finally close the gap between the box and reality.

We are not asking for more than what the checkbox already promised:

Equal treatment in hiring, admissions, and funding
No suspicion at the borders
No random visa denials

Phase One? Let’s start easy:
Please don’t deport Iranian immigrants.
(We’re White now. Remember?)

Let the checkbox mean something.