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The schools today are not imposing quotas or banning Asians. In fact, the number of Asians at these schools is sizable and well above their percent of the US population.  So maybe your precious genius didn’t get it, but many many qualified Asians did.  And many qualified candidates of other races did too. Like it or not, Asians are not the only people qualified to attend. Furthermore, it is in no one’s interest to have a school that is 70, 80, 90, 100% Asian, which is what some are asking for. I wouldn’t send my white kid to a school that is 70 plus % white. Nor would I send them to a school that is 70 plus % Asian.  That is not the real world.  In the workforce, your child will need to know how to collaborate with others from a different background or race.  And so in college too there needs to be a variety of people, experiences, backgrounds, etc.  That is what education is about.  It’s not just about learning the material, but also learning from peers, growing as an individual, and learning to work and collaborate with a variety of people. If you want a school that’s 100% Asian, send your kid to school in China. But you don’t want to.  You want what you see as a superior education for your kids. And one of the reasons why the universities in the US are so well regarded and viewed as superior is because they have a variety of people with different backgrounds and experiences. 
I personally am not a fan of affirmative action. I agree it is unfair to see others with lower stats get in.  But college shouldn’t be a completely homogeneous experience either. And so colleges do need to have some flexibility so they can create an environment that mimics the real world.[/quote]

You say schools are not imposing quotas, then argue in favor of them to get diversity.[/quote]

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