% Immigrant Blacks in US Colleges

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<p>I’m not sure that Thomas didn’t acknowledge the benefit AA played in his career. He simply decided the benefit wasn’t worth the perceived damage. Why insist that he support the policy out of gratitude? That’s like saying W3 should support a policy of draft dodging. He certainly benefitted from his draft dodging experience.</p>

<p>I am sure that Condi Rice has acknowledged the boost she got from Stanford and supports AA–although she hasn’t dared wave that flag in W3’s face.</p>

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“My own personal view is that there are circumstances in which it is necessary to use race as a factor among many factors in diversifying a college class,” she told the network “And so I’ve been a supporter of affirmative action that is not quota based and that does not seek to make race the only factor, but that considers race as one of many factors.”

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Rice said she had benefited from affirmative action during her career at Stanford University.

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