Comment Re: Affirmative Action (Score 1) 529
In Japan, in Korea, in China they do not have AA --- and their economies are growing leaps and bounds and everybody can attest to their technological achievements.
Got a big 'minority' problem in those countries?
Actually, I realize that all Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans are not 'equal' in the eyes of their fellow countrymen.
We can't end AA for the same reason we can't unwind our crazy sentencing guidelines in this country... Both require politicians to make the change, and to do so opens them up to either racism or being soft on crime, either of which would be a political career-wnder in America today.
That said, admitting students that got 400 points lower on their SAT than the lowest-accepted Asian-American is s disservice to low-scoring student.
There was a debate a while ago about colleges giving 'legacies' preference during admission at the ivy's - that sounds great, make it a meritocracy, until a black alum finds out his son or daughter can't get into Harvard because they are a legacy...