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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone even thought to look past the language and actually look at the stats? 3.4% AA, 14% Hispanic. That's a ridiculously low percentage of both given their percentages both in the country and especially the state for Hispanics. Why does anyone imagine that affirmative action has some major impact at Berkeley with such numbers?[/quote]

The U.S. is about 19% Hispanic. Not a huge difference between that and 14%. [/quote]

Yes, but Hispanics make up 39% of the population of California. Cal is a state school that is supposed to be drawing students from the state population….[/quote]

But is it? Is a public university supposed to match the ethnic/racial demographics of a state? Because Indian Americans, for example, represent a relatively  small percent of Californians, but a larger percent on college campuses because of their academic qualifications.  Should they be limited? Some people think so, but I and other Californians voted against affirmative action when it was put before us. I think the UC system should honor the people’s vote as they try to patch their incoming classes together. But i know they won’t. [/quote]

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