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That's a lot of words for petty racism. France and Germany don't do holistic admissions or use racial criteria, and of course for historical reasons don't have Jewish quotas either.

But go on and tell us about all the scholarly achievements of the countries who do use ethnic quota systems for their university admissions.

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Jewish quotas were removed decades ago. In fact, today, many donors and beneficiaries of the legacy system are Jewish. Today, the disenfranchised are not Jews. In fact, Jews are among the richest ethnic group in the US (look at their median household income). There is a reason many deans got fired from Ivy leagues when they attempted to protect free speech. It is because Ackman and most donors are Jewish, and their threats could make a dean bark on command. I imagine you are still living in the 60s. Most of the disenfranchised in the US today are blacks, Hispanic, SE Asians, and refugees. Half of the billionaire class in these United States today are Jews... So your argument about quotas is ridiculous. Europeans were not allowed education under the French monarchy. We can go back further in fact. Or look at different settings (Ghaza children being denied food and education?). Ridiculous reasoning on your part.

You're the one insisting we need to reduce the number of Asians and Jews at universities. I'm the one saying admissions criteria should be racially and ethnically blind -- not to mention that the universities should drastically increase the size of their freshman classes to keep up with population growth. Go on and cry more about how a quota system isn't keeping some groups down to benefit the groups you favor.

The OP mentioned Jews and Asians (look at the original comment bud). I don't cry. I define my country, and I will do everything in my power to make sure it does not disenfranchise anyone for the benefit of rich minorities at the expense of those who regard America as their homeland. You being a Jew does not entitle you to disenfranchise others, although I sense a theme given the situation abroad. Quotas have been eliminated for decades. The current victims of the world are still the blacks that are trapped in ghettos, the Palestinians being starved by fellows of yours, and many Americans that escaped wars. Our job is making sure anyone in America is given a fair shot. Giving suburban kids points because they never had to hold a job is not something I am willing to do in any of my companies. Feel free to do it in yours

Nobody was proposing "giving suburban kids points because they never had to hold a job". Nor was anyone proposing an entitlement to disenfranchise others based on race or ethnicity, except for you, with the reference to "rich minorities at the expense of those who regard America as their homeland".

Who regard ... ? Implying that the "rich minorities" do not regard America as their home? Go on, explain to me how Chinese kids applying for university have dual loyalties and are exploiting the decent honest American.

"The current victims of the world"? You're reinventing white nationalism for minorities, bud.

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