the “Asian’s” are not the right color....and those “top” schools are losing their cache’ .... except for government work.
I felt the GOP made a huge mistake by not taking on reverse discrimination back in the 70s. It smacks of unfairness, hypocrisy and elitism and has done more to alienate whites (and some Asians) from the Democrats than anything else. Poll after poll has demonstrated the unpopularity of preferences and quotas, yet they stumbled around until the left can now excuse anything with the “diversity” crap.
Yeah—everything should be merit-based. I really had my eyes opened when I read the terrific book by Iris Chang, “The Chinese in America”. She was famous for writing “The Rape of Nanking” and committed suicide after a struggle with depression.
Her book gave an excellent account of the tremendous amount of discrimination the Chinese encountered from 1850-1970 or so. What’s amazing is the success they’ve had without making any excuses or demanding any reparations. Instead we have race pimps like Sharpton and Jackson telling blacks they can’t achieve because they have “racial memory” of slavery and other nonsense. Hispanic student’s are told this is their land but the “gringos” stole it from Mexico. (I’m Hispanic myself but 100% proud Americans). Now everyone is a protected class—gay men, trannies, women, etc. etc.—all except the “evil white” man. Now the asians are experiencing a discrimination because of their success. It’s ridiculous!
Sorry.
Those seats are reserved for the underperforming moocher class.
A pro affirmative action liberal assumed Gov Ronald Reagan was a white bigot told him that if affirmative action was done away, then over fifty percent of college students would be Asian and the other half would be Jewish, how would he feel about that (ala there is no white Christians)? Gov Reagan basically said if they are the best applicants, so what!
Although the article doesn’t mention it, I suspect this is also true for non-oriental asians as well.
This is America! If you work hard, study, make good grades, you can accomplish anything!
Oh no, wait ... we have been fundamentally transformed. Get in line behind the “victims” ...
Gotta fill those seats with bi-racial Indonesian students, of late from Hawaii, clammering to be “community organizers” or may be higher positions in US Government. s/
I guess they are going to have to start their own Chinese American University or something. It will probably have very high standards and its graduates will get the best jobs.
This is so ridiculous.
The government needs to get out of the college business.
The Asians are a fairly solid and predictably Liberal voting block: F* em.
Many came here fleeing Marxism. They learned nothing. We’re supposed to feel sorry for them?
The Democrats are MUCH MORE effective in reaching Asians. They are 5% of the public and (generally) have a lot more money. While they should be Republicans, the Democrats hit very hard in the immigration area, which is a big deal to Asians trying to get their families over here.
It’s a tough hurdle to overcome for Republicans to overcome, it wouldn’t hurt if they tried a bit...such as finding a conservative or two that speaks Mandarin, Korean, or Vietnamese...and explaining that our problem with immigration is not with Asian immigrants bringing their families in legally (within reason - no third cousins please), but rather with the ones sneaking over from the South.
I gotta ask, which “flavor” of “Asian-Americans” are we talking about....the ones with slanty eyes or the ones without (Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese/etc or Indian subcontinent).