I have no worries about a qualified white applicant losing admittance over affirmative action. However, IMO leveling college admissions is far too late in the game to appreciably fix things. US public schools are locally financed and run. That's all well and good when you are from a wealthy area, however, when your neighborhood is poor, your primary school is not of quality. It's a systemic and accepted second-classicism that damns poor black kids to a place from where we debate if affirmative action really is a solution.

I see affirmative action as a band-aid on a grievous wound. It's almost insulting to all involved, and hangs over the head of those that have become competitive for college admission despite racism and poverty.

The haves in the US constantly debate support vs responsibility, but its going to take a incredible amount of both to turn things around anytime soon. Affirmative action can't solve the problem, and not because it might be the wrong thing to do. I drive through Detroit and I am ashamed. I'm sure the people that live in it are ashamed too. It's fucking awful, and it's not what should be happening in a 'first world' country.

Also, legacy admissions are vile, and it's inexcusable that universities can trade for alumni money in that way.