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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.propublica.org/article/affirmative-action-how-the-fight-against-at-harvard-could-threaten-rich-whites Many student groups across the ivy league have started groups asking for legacy admissions to be banned. Great article here - i found this interesting. [quote]Indeed, the best protection for affirmative action may be the threat that its elimination would pose to legacy preference. [b]“Were this court to have the courage to forbid the use of racial discrimination in admissions, legacy preferences (and similar practices) might quickly become less popular — a possibility not lost, I am certain, on the elites” supporting affirmative action[/b], Justice Clarence Thomas — not a fan of either race-based or legacy preferences — observed in 2003.[/quote][/quote] Admission based on merit -- *GASP*[/quote]
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