[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

“The Gates Millennium Scholars fund, according to its official website’s frequently asked questions section, only provides scholarships to African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American applicants.[7] Because the program focuses on racial and ethnic minorities, it has been criticized for excluding Caucasians. However, such grant programs are argued to be necessary to counteract more broadly occurring trends of systemic racism.”

I wonder if “Hispanic American” includes illegals?

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I wonder if “Hispanic American” includes illegals?”

Of course!

[JayNorth]

only provides scholarships to African American, American Indian/Alaska Native...

So Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, or Michael Jordan's children would all qualify, but some dirt-poor Caucasian in Appalachia wouldn't? That is racism, not an effort to "counteract more broadly occurring trends of systemic racism".

The way you counteract racism is to even the playing field, not tilt it one way or another from time to time. The biggest challenge facing most kids today, regardless of their race, is poor parenting, single parent homes, parents who both work to make ends meet, and a public school system that has lost its way.