[quote=deadzone]I think you guys are making way too big a deal out of this. Although in general I am against affirmative action if it means putting less qualified people in positions in place of more qualified, I don’t necessarily feel that way when it comes to our public universities.

Fact is, these are tax payer subsidized institutions funded by all Cal tax payers. If, for example, only 10% of the population is Asian but 50% of the student body is Asian, THAT IS A PROBLEM. So what if an Asian student gets beat out by a black student with a slightly lower SAT score. As long as there are minimal standards maintained I don’t have a problem with that.

It is common sense that a state university should strive to have a demographic at least partially in line with the state demographic. The entire purpose of a public school is to provide a service by educating state residents. Ther eis no law that says they have to admit only kids with the highest SAT scores.

College educationis highly overrated in the first place but that is a completely different debate.[/quote]Why did you say slight? What make you think it’s slight? What if it’s drastic? Would you still stand by your argument? Last I check, discrimination is discrimination, regardless of how slight it is. Why should race even be considered? I’m a tax payer, why should my tax dollar go subsidize a less qualified candidate? Can we use the same logic in the private sector?