From left to right, Tommy Shiels, Dennis Hayden, John Houlihan and Thomas Ring attend the New York Irish Center’s weekly luncheon for seniors in Queens, N.Y. Many attendees say they support the 2020 census asking white people about their origins.

The Census Bureau says people who mark "White" for their race will be asked to write in their origins in countries such as Ireland. Some white people say they're not sure how to answer that question