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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone who has sat on faculty hiring committees, I think Elizabeth Warren is not being truthful when she says she never benefitted from checking the American Indian box.

I could check that box but I don't. I have always identified as white and have not faced the discrimination that historically plagued Indians where I come from. I personally don't think it's right to game the system like this, and that's what you're proposing. If your kid has always identified as white, never faced discrimination, and does not have a family history of the social ills that trouble many families with Indian ancestry, I think you're subverting the purpose of affirmative action.[/quote]

Totally disagree.  Many families his their ethnic origin to avoid prejudice - that itself is a symptom of discrimination.  More to the point though, you are reading too much into the question being asked, which is generally something like "what is your ethnic origin?" NOT "have you (or your ancestors) suffered from discrimination due to ethnic origin?"  - Or course, MANY white people (Jews, Slavs, Italians, Irish) could answer YES to the latter question - but that is not the question being asked.

Schools look at more than the ethnic origin response.  A Native American with a 20815 zip code won't look the same as a native American with a 74105 zip code.  First generation college student status stands out too.[/quote]

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