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Originally Posted by DrPhil
The racialized comparison doesn't work as well when the pool of test takers are all immigrants and/or racial and ethnic minorities.
I think that people need to remember the implications of assuming "oh...the minorities just didn't prepare well enough" whenever there's a disparity in outcome. Probability statistics aside, it is not uncommon for organizations concerned with equal opportunity to look at the distribution of test results.
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ehh, I guess....The test I took is a general, national test. It just so happened that the students in my class were either immigrants or racial minorities. The Med Tech school down the street has mostly White students taking the same exact test. I see your point here, but I really don't agree.
I think in the era of the Obamas (Barack and Michelle) it may become harder to argue for a racial difference.