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Jews were also historically discriminated against, e.g. "Dean Milton Winternitz's instructions were remarkably precise: 'Never admit more than five Jews, take o

by Jun8 7y ago

Jews were also historically discriminated against, e.g. "Dean Milton Winternitz's instructions were remarkably precise: 'Never admit more than five Jews, take only two Italian Catholics, and take no blacks at all.'" (from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_quota#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_quota#United_States) Also related: California Alien Land Law of 1913 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Alien_Land_Law_of_1913 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Alien_Land_Law_of_1...), targeting mostly Asians (Japanase, Chinese, and Koreans). SCOTUS reaffirmed this law in 1923, it was finally invalidated in 1952.

throwaway_law 7y ago
>Jews were also historically discriminated against And Jewish people are a protected class, even defined by SCOTUS as a race for purposes of Civil Rights/Anti-discrimination laws
dmix 7y ago
Why should historical discrimination matter to the policy? If at all, it should be about discrimination today.
- smashthepants 7y ago
  Ummm...because historical discrimination has led to an environment where educational resources are unequally distributed? The effects of those historical policies still exist...and they should therefore be taken into account today...since they still exist...the effects...
- fzeroracer 7y ago
  Let's say that your parents were discriminated against, and were unable to go to college, or find a good job, or were actively lynched due to their race. Do you think their kids might be affected by say, the economic troubles their parents might've gone through, or the fact that they lost family due to the racial animus at the time? Or how about if those families were relegated to places designed specifically for them, to keep them away from the rest of the populace, with less opportunity for education or work. Do you not think that might have a multi-generational effect?
  - bsanr2 7y ago
    It's simpler than that. If legacy status can influence your ability to enter university, then whether or not your parents were barred entry has a direct effect on whether or not you will be able to get in.
- bsanr2 7y ago
  Because Harvard admits on legacy status.
  - throwawaysea 7y ago
    This is unrelated.
    - stale2002 7y ago
      No it is not. If Jews have had a hard time getting into Harvard in the past, and Harvard uses legacy status, then that means that Jews will.habe a harder time in the future for getting into Harvard.

by Jun8 7y ago

throwaway_law 7y ago

>Jews were also historically discriminated against And Jewish people are a protected class, even defined by SCOTUS as a race for purposes of Civil Rights/Anti-discrimination laws

dmix 7y ago

Why should historical discrimination matter to the policy? If at all, it should be about discrimination today.

smashthepants 7y ago
Ummm...because historical discrimination has led to an environment where educational resources are unequally distributed? The effects of those historical policies still exist...and they should therefore be taken into account today...since they still exist...the effects...
fzeroracer 7y ago
Let's say that your parents were discriminated against, and were unable to go to college, or find a good job, or were actively lynched due to their race. Do you think their kids might be affected by say, the economic troubles their parents might've gone through, or the fact that they lost family due to the racial animus at the time? Or how about if those families were relegated to places designed specifically for them, to keep them away from the rest of the populace, with less opportunity for education or work. Do you not think that might have a multi-generational effect?
- bsanr2 7y ago
  It's simpler than that. If legacy status can influence your ability to enter university, then whether or not your parents were barred entry has a direct effect on whether or not you will be able to get in.
bsanr2 7y ago
Because Harvard admits on legacy status.
- throwawaysea 7y ago
  This is unrelated.
  - stale2002 7y ago
    No it is not. If Jews have had a hard time getting into Harvard in the past, and Harvard uses legacy status, then that means that Jews will.habe a harder time in the future for getting into Harvard.