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<p>For one, judge my arguments, not me – as by courtesy outlined in the Terms of Service. For another, my friend and I grew up together, and have talked about the matter many times; he has never felt alienated. (The community in which we live(d) has many, many Hispanics.)</p>
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<p>Correlation does not mean causation.</p>
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<p>And I honestly think you’re wrong. =)</p>
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<p>For one, I’m criticizing Stanford and not all colleges. I’m not including publics in my argument, as they largely don’t contribute to AA. And for another, only the tippy top privates will employ PR tactics as described in the thread here, as they are the ones that have to uphold a reputation to attract more students, faculty, etc.</p>
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<p>Yes, I agree – diversity is the goal. I wouldn’t want to go to a college that isn’t diverse. But what kind of diverse? I think a *culturally<a href=“and%20socioeconomically”>/I</a> diverse campus is best. You can get culturally diverse students by looking directly at their background. Instead, colleges like Stanford will look at ethnicity, which is a proxy for the above; ethnic diversity is more for PR, though with it tends to come cultural and socioeconomic diversity. But, again, why seek the former indirectly when you can get it directly?</p>
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<p>Kant*</p>
<p>A philosopher, you know.</p>
<p>[Immanuel</a> Kant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant]Immanuel”>Immanuel Kant - Wikipedia)</p>
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<p>Why don’t you explain yourself? Rather than saying that it’s “lame,” why not extrapolate and say why the example isn’t effective?</p>
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<p>No, it’s common human nature to polarize with similar people. That’s simply how it works.</p>
<p>Now, again, I’m not saying that mixing doesn’t happen, because it certainly does. But it’s less than people like you would hope.</p>
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