[LO_IQ]

The Strange Case of the Two Eduardos

Eduardo L. Estrada is a high schooler with olive skin and jet black hair. Eduardo comes from a household with $25,000 income in a mostly Latino neighborhood.

Eduardo L. applied to admission to University of Michigan, and he was given 20 extra points during the admission process solely for being of Latino descent.

Eduardo F. Estrada is a high schooler with olive skin and jet black hair. Eduardo comes from a household with $25,000 income in a mostly Asian neighborhood.

Eduardo F. applied to admission to University of Michigan, and he was given NO extra points during the admission process solely for being of Philipino descent.

University of Michigan affirmative action program does not consider Asian-Americans as an underrepresented minority; only African-Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans receive the extra 20 points solely because of their race or ethnicity.

You can make case about affirmative action for African-Americans, but can you make a persuasive case for discrimination against almost identical people solely on the basis of the country of origin?

[fooman]

I have always wanted to play in the NFL. Should we give under represented races extra downs? Or maybe RB an automaatic +3 yards.

How about weights for over represented groups?

You know Kurt Vonnegant (sp) was right in Harrison Burgeon that handicaps such as these are absurd.

[Treeless Branch]

The left wants AA due to "diversity." Noone ever questions them however about why diversity is so important.

You know why? Because there is no reason. The left will say diversity brings differing viewpoints. My response: Why would I care what an ignorant (Sorry but that is true) student cares? The left: they have different beliefs than whites, these beliefs are inherently special. Response: that is ridiculous, those minority beliefs are majoirty beliefs in universities where 90% of faculties are liberals.