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<p>it depends. If we’re talking about colleges, then i’d say it means not having like 30% or more of your race contribute to the school’s makeup. This is why Asians, although a minority in the U.S., at least in relation to certain schools are not considered a minority since they make up a large chunk of certain schools. For points of relevence, i’ll just stick to the UCs where they make up 50% at berkeley, 40% at UCLA, 40% at UCSD, and 50% at UCI, which is pretty impressive considering that i think asians only make up like 3% of the US’ population. </p>
<p>at UCLA, at least, blacks only make up like 3% and i think hispanics make up like 10-15%, so there are way more asians and whites at the UCs, at least, than other URMs. The whole point is that the universities want diversity. Since the UCs are public schools, they should be serving the people of california since everyone contributes to them. Whether this is actually true or not i cannot say but i wouldn’t be surprised if the regents get put under pressure to make things more “diverse”.</p>
<p>I remember reading online that if it was permitted, our schools would be completely filled with students from south east asia since their test scores destroy ours, and our universities destroy theirs. While that isn’t supported by data, i think that’s nevertheless true.</p>