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Why don't you look to see who is leading top US tech firms like NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, and Adobe? 
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I told you how they took over the tech in the US.  Once one Indian has a foot in the door, they will bring onboard their friends and cousins and then they only hire Indians, then they promote each other to top positions.

This is how it happened in Silicon Valley. Ask anyone who works there. They know.[/quote]

Oh for crying out loud. Don't act like white people don't do this. Have you ever heard of the good old boys club? Look at most government contracting companies in the DMV and tell me the white male holding a C-level position didn't bring in their friends for other C-level or leadership positions. I.see.it.all.the.time. [/quote]

You see, the truth is they don't see it when it's white people doing this. But if a racial group they don't belong to suddenly does it, OMG the world is ending!  Though in all seriousness, no one should be doing this. [/quote]

White people’s nepotism and cronyism is why we need civil rights laws and affirmative action goals in the first place. Universities are more meritorious than any other institutions in the country, because they take the time and effort to assess each individual applicant. Unlike the Supreme Court, which makes decisions according to “who is for, who is against, and which side funds me.”[/quote]

Great, then do it in a way that doesn't discriminate against Asians like Harvard was doing.  You want to do it by income?  Go for it.  But what Harvard was doing is unacceptable.[/quote]

I still don't understand...Asians were not under-represented as compared to the general population at Harvard, so how are "they" being discriminated against? If Asians make up 12% of the population and have roughly 12% of the seats, then what is the complaint? I mean, Harvard turns away 98% of their applicants, and it is possible that the number of Asian rejections is higher because there may be more Asian applicants, but I still feel like this was not the right decision.[/quote]

[b]The Asian community won’t be happy until 100% of Asians who apply are accepted into Harvard. They feel they deserve it when other kids do not. They are arguing that their kids are always superior to others. Anyone else admitted who isn’t Asian is not as bright and only there due to AA or legacy. It’s been well explain on this thread.[/b]
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Are you even listening to yourself and not embarrassed by what you're saying? The Asian community is NOT a monolith. I repeat. We are not all tiger moms and we're not all rich nor are we all great in math. My kids don't have straight As. They play sports, not chess. We wouldn't even think of applying to Harvard. We'd be happy if they get into UMCP. What the hell is wrong with you? What we don't want however, is for people to discriminate against my kids and make it more difficult for them to get into schools more than non-Asian kids because of some stereotype or racial bias that you hold against us. Got it? Is that too much to ask? [/quote]

You say that Asian students are not a monolith but you assume every Asian student was discrinated against because they were rejected by Harvard? Make it make sense.[/quote]

PP is not saying they were discriminated against.  And, pp is not saying ALL Asian students are discriminated against. 
The reason the law was changed was because the [b]Supreme Court[/b] found that Asian students were discriminated against.  Based on the evidence presented to the court.  And, they were.  Just as they are at other schools.  And, not only universities.  [/quote]

Oh please. The SC wanted to get rid of affirmative action and put a target on the backs of Asian kids. Why is it that most Asian students at Harvard did not agree with this case, nor did any of the Asian civil rights groups. They knew that Asians were being used. [/quote]

+1.  South Asian here.  Expect to see the right-wing now turn against the Asians and claim that they make universities "too competitive".  One only needs to look at the Real Estate Forum and see how people are uncomfortable with the growing Indian communities in eastern Loudoun County.  [/quote]

This is exactly what's going to happen. A few Asians decided to be used by the right wing and then will be discarded by the right wing. They got what they wanted and used Asians to get it. They only cared about getting rid of affirmative action. They would have used anyone to do it. The SC could care less about Asian students. [/quote]

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