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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Democrat Party Shafts Asian-American Kids -- Still Gets Their Parents’ Vote (Part 2) - By Larry Elder

Democrat Party Shafts Asian-American Kids -- Still Gets Their Parents’ Vote (Part 2) - By Larry Elder

April 05, 2014 Articles by Larry Elder , Asian Americans 1 Comments
By Larry Elder, Apr. 5, 2014

After 209, the number of Asian-Americans increased at the elite UC Berkeley and UCLA campuses. Thus, the repeal of race as a criterion starkly revealed that previously qualified Asian-American prospective college kids were being discriminated against in favor of lesser-qualified black and Hispanic applicants. The percentage of white students at the competitive campus stayed about the same. 

So when California State Sen. Ed Hernandez, D, tried to repeal 209, he ran into an Asian-American buzz saw. Three Asian-America state senators, who had earlier supported re-using race, heard from angry constituents. They withdrew their earlier support for the repeal of 209. Hernandez tabled the measure -- for now, he says.

When I interviewed Sen. Hernandez, I told him that race-based preferences caused greater drop outs among blacks and Hispanics -- and that “affirmative action” hurt the admission chances of Asian-American students with better credentials.

Hernandez didn’t hold up well: 


Don’t bet on Hernandez trying again this anytime soon. Asian-American parents know racial preferences discriminate against their sons and daughters, literally punishing them for the crime of being working hard and striving for excellence.

A few years ago, I wrote about the deep, mysterious “secret” of Asian American success -- hard work!

Here’s big question. Why do Asians-Americans, who place such a high value on education, vote 70 percent for the Democratic Party? After all, its party leaders, like Obama, push policies like “affirmative action” that compromise their children’s future. Why stay in bed with these guys?

Democrats talk the talk of a color-blind society, but walk the walk of a color-coordinated one -- and they’re the ones who do the coordinating.

Related:  The Elder Statement:  Democrat Party Shafts Asian-American Kids -- Still Gets Their Parents’ Vote (Part 1) - By Larry Elder

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Democrat Party Shafts Asian-American Kids -- Still Gets Their Parents’ Vote (Part 1) - By Larry Elder

April 04, 2014 Articles by Larry Elder , Asian Americans 0 Comments
By Larry Elder, Apr. 4, 2014

In 1996, when California voters passed Proposition 209, opponents went BMW (bitch, moan and whine). Prop 209 outlawed the use of race as a criterion in granting government contracts, in hiring for government jobs and when applying for admission to college.

Minorities -- or, more specifically, “underrepresented minorities” -- critics warned, would be shut out of UC colleges! (Fixing urban K-12 schools, so that such students would be better prepared to enter without an artificial boost, was not under discussion.)

One 209 critic, then-State Sen. Diane Watson, a black woman, attacked Ward Connerly, the black man who successfully led the measure. In a fashion worthy of David Duke, Watson said, “He's married to a white woman. He wants to be white. He wants a colorless society. He has no ethnic pride. He doesn't want to be black."

Voters passed the measure passed 54 to 45 percent.

True, the numbers of blacks and Hispanics admits fell off at the more competitive campuses like UC Berkley and UCLA. But the numbers of “underrepresented minorities” at the less competitive campus such as UC Riverside and UC Irvine went up -- making the overall UC number of blacks and Hispanics the same post-209 as before.

More importantly, because these students were better academically matched to their schools than before, they were less likely to drop out. Turns out, the more UC college admission offices de-emphasize things test scores and grades, the greater the chance the student will drop out. UCLA law professor Richard Sanders -- a Democrat for what it’s worth -- argues using racial preferences in college admissions hurts the very students it’s supposed to benefit. This "mismatch" of credentials to campus competitiveness, writes Sanders, only serves to increase drop-out rates.

 Related:  The Elder Statement:  Democrat Party Shafts Asian-American Kids -- Still Gets Their Parents’ Vote (Part 2) - By Larry Elder


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