For context I'm European but I did live in the US (TX) for 5 years. I need to go get some sleep, but very briefly: I would say that the focus on race is a real

For context I'm European but I did live in the US (TX) for 5 years. I need to go get some sleep, but very briefly: I would say that the focus on race is a real problem over there - there's discrimination, hate, taboo topics and excessive PC, affirmative action, it's a political talking point, you have to identify as one of a few races in all kinds of forms (which is ridiculous - is a Portuguese person white or hispanic? What if they are black or mixed?)... The list goes on. Minorities are generally of a lower socioeconomic status than the majority. People of a lower socioeconomic status are less likely to get a proper education (particularly in the US where university is super expensive). People without an education don't get white collar jobs, and thus have more trouble moving up the societal ladder. Therefore, there's less role models. I think you see where I'm getting at - it's a vicious cycle and I think ensuring everyone has access to proper education should be one of your top priorities. Real racism is also a problem there, of course. But I fear that quotas will not help with that and just compound the problem instead. Maybe I'll blog about this stuff one day.