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You are so mistaken. There is no war at all against Hispanics and Blacks. In fact Asians understand aspiring for opportunity and self betterment very well. It is just that whites are using Hispanics and Blacks as an excuse to beat up Asians who they think are becoming too uppity. No one likes being taken for granted and discriminated against. [/quote]
I thought the Asians were complaining that Blacks and Hispanics were taking spots at schools like TJ and Ivy’s when Asian kids are more qualified.  Is my interpretation incorrect?[/quote]

I don't think that too many Asian families would have a problem with admitting more Black and Hispanic students - assuming that it was due to doing a better job of identifying and enticing talented URMs.  On the other hand, if it's simply because the school system suddenly decides to play with the numbers because there are "too many Asians," a lot of people would have a problem with that.  You don't have to be Asian for that to bother you.[/quote]

If that were the case these parents would all be angry at universities which give preference to legacy students; however, no one seems upset about that.  Presumably because white students are the main beneficiaries. [/quote]

Plenty of people are upset about that of all races. [/quote]
The Asians aren’t doing that because if they did, that would put them up against white mommy and daddy.  That’s the last thing they want us to do.  As an earlier poster said, they want to assimilate.[/quote]

It's more than that - given the relatively high % of Asians in elite colleges, they figure that their own children will benefit from legacy preferences.  The reason that white and asian people hate affirmative action is because they do not benefit.  They have no problem with preferential admissions policies as long as it helps them (and also don't help groups they deem undesirable). [/quote]

Asians oppose all forms of discrimination - AA, athletic recruits, legacy, special list etc. Asians do not benefit from any of those.[/quote]

1) Asians will benefit from legacy admissions within the next 5-10 years.

2) Colleges (and therefore the Asian students who attend those colleges) benefit from all of those things. Legacy admits tend to result in donations that result in upgraded facilities - which sometimes increases the capacity of schools. Athletic success also leads to increased donations, not just to athletics but to general funds as well. Affirmative action, such as it is, results in broad increases in applications, which results in stronger selectivity numbers, which results in higher rankings and prestige.

3) You do not speak for all Asians any more than I speak for all South Asians.[/quote]

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