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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Intelligent.com, an online resource focused on higher education planning and online degree rankings, polled 1,250 Asian Americans on Nov. 9 and found that roughly half (49%) of them oppose race-based admissions in colleges and universities.

The detractors cited several reasons for their positions. A whopping 81% said they oppose the policy because it is racist; 32% said it increases racism against Asian Americans; 30% said it hurts their odds of getting into their chosen schools and 25% said it perpetuates stereotypes against the community.

In terms of age, older Asian Americans were more likely to oppose affirmative action, with 61% of those aged 54 and above saying they “somewhat” or “strongly oppose” the policy. Meanwhile, 45% of those aged 18 to 24 and aged 25 to 34 expressed opposition to the policy.

A quarter (26%) of respondents expressed support for affirmative action . Thirteen percent said they “strongly support” the policy, while 21% said they “somewhat support.”

The survey also looked into the impact of affirmative action on the respondents’ motivation to vote in the recent midterm elections, as well as their choice of candidates, with 58% of midterm voters who voted Republican reporting that they did so for the first time.

An earlier survey conducted by The Economist and British analytics firm YouGov showed that a majority of U.S. adults (54%) also oppose affirmative action.

https://news.yahoo.com/8-10-asian-americans-oppose-211419571.html[/quote]

The headline is almost comical "8 out of 10 who OPPOSE AA think it is racist"

Let's think of other similar headlines:

"10 out 10 Trump supporters think the 2020 election was fraudulent"

"9 out of 10 AOC supporters think we should institute a guaranteed minimum wage"

"10 out of 10 Taylor Swift fans think she is the greatest recording artist ever"

Everyone...add your favorite to the list[/quote]

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