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[quote=Anonymous][quoteI think the intention to specifically include Black and Hispanic, regardless of SES, is because of the fact that they still lag far behind in college degree statistics. White and Asian adults are twice as likely to have college degrees. You can chalk that up to culture, values, or a variety of other reasons. But there's value in trying to break generational cycles by helping young kids who statistically aren't destined to graduate college.
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Can't help but think of one of my son's friend--from a Hispanic family.  He won some awards for Hispanic kids.  My son just could not understand how he could get an award like that--"Mom, he FAILED Spanish"  One of the parents scouldn't speak Spanish, either, although he was definitely of Mexican heritage.  Why?  His family was "old school."  You come to the United States and you speak English.  
Both parents were very well educated in professional careers, but he was eligible for all sorts of things because of his heritage.

As long as we base things on color, there will be divisiveness.[/quote]

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