I'm not naive. Places like Harvard select the best of the best, and that students like my son will be common in their applicant pool, etc. The original point I made and stand by was that, AA should be based on economic conditions, not race. Race should not be used as a short-hand for economic adversity. I think colleges just want to see more "black and brown" faces, and Asian Americans (including brown-skinned Indians, like my son) are not the right shade of brown.

Thanks for your sentiments in the last paragraph. He will make a dent!