Assuming that poverty alleviation programs are consolidated, than using the shorthand of race for disadvantages on only the education portion does not actually

Assuming that poverty alleviation programs are consolidated, than using the shorthand of race for disadvantages on only the education portion does not actually reduce paperwork/costs. The strong and convincing argument for affirmative action is that African Americans and Indians have been severely wronged in the past and should be recompensed. But what about would Hispanics, more recently immigrants who never suffered from Genocide or Slavery. Or what about Asian Americans, who actually suffer reverse AA (need higher scores than whites) for no reason other than being smart. They're aware of this and don't mark Asian on applications if it can be avoided. Racial discrimination does cause problems. Personally, I really do feel that Blacks and Indians need to be compensated for past ills. I'm not sure how the best way to do that is, however.