FWIW, I always thought using ethnicity as a factor was a misguided approach. 1. It lumps all ethnic groups into one without any regard for culture or sub-ethni

FWIW, I always thought using ethnicity as a factor was a misguided approach. 1. It lumps all ethnic groups into one without any regard for culture or sub-ethnicity, which matters. I think Nigerian immigrants tend to do really really well compared to say their black American counterparts. There's also different measured outcome for different groups of Asians (say Vietnamese vs Chinese). 2. I understand the desire to correct the past wrong... but going about that via reverse-racism seems also wrong. I think Gandhi said it best when he said "eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." 3. It feels more egalitarian and less discriminatory to fix the past wrong by providing programs/support for disadvantaged Americans, regardless of race.