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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Asian American admission rates are the same as overall admission rates.  That's not evidence of racial discrimination or a quota.  [/quote]

Absolutely irrelevant. What matters is the comparative admission rates of kids at a same level of preparedness.

[quote]And casting the argument in these terms really suggests that the grievance is not that Asian Americans are kept out of Harvard but that African Americans and Hispanics are let in.[/quote]

I don't see how. (And I am Hispanic, btw, so please don't try to speak on my behalf). What I see Asian Americans doing now is similar to what Jewish Americans had to do decades ago, this is, to prevent discrimination against them. If they deserve more seats, they should get them.

And, those seats could come from multiple sources, from legacy to sports preferences to mainstream admissions to, why not, affirmative action policies.

It is you the one transforming "Asians fighting for their rights" into "Asians attacking blacks."[/quote]

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