I see some strength in your analogy, but two main differences: 1) Tax money spent on sending kids to college helps everyone, even the non-parents, since more e

I see some strength in your analogy, but two main differences: 1) Tax money spent on sending kids to college helps everyone, even the non-parents, since more educated people = better world. Affirmative action doesn't help Asians in any conceivable way. Does it even help society at large? No one arguing for it shows reliable data that it creates significant community benefit. 2) You can always have a child in the future if you choose to. You can't become non-Asian if you were born Asian.