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In an unsurprising statement, Scalia takes the position that Affirmative Action sends black kids to schools that are too advanced. He'd rather keep them where they are so they will have a lesser chance of going to a top notch university.
Referencing an unidentified amicus brief, Scalia said that there were people who would contend "that it does not benefit African-Americans" who don't do well in the schools that accept them under affirmative action, and that those students would be better off in the less advanced schools that they would have otherwise gone to.
He argued that "most of the black scientists in this country do not come from the most advanced schools" and that they benefit from a "slower track."
"They're being pushed into schools that are too advanced for them," Scalia said Wednesday of minority students accepted under affirmative action programs.
He argued that "most of the black scientists in this country do not come from the most advanced schools" and that they benefit from a "slower track."
"They're being pushed into schools that are too advanced for them," Scalia said Wednesday of minority students accepted under affirmative action programs.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scalia-race-affirmative-action
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Scalia: Affirmative Action Sends Blacks To Schools Too Advanced For Them [View all]
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Dec 2015
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