| 背景材料：亚裔美国人入读美国大学必须符合比别的族裔更高的入学标准。过去几十年，美国高法两次支持这个政策。如今，高法大法官的构成发生了变化，许多有关法律专家从而认为，在审理对该政策作出新挑战的《费歇尔对得克萨斯大学》（"Fisher vs. University of Texas."）一案时，高法可能做出新的不同判决。（更多信息请参见http://80-20initiative.blogspot.com/2011/12/80-20-may-fight-against-higher.html.） 80-20教育基金会将针对《费歇尔对得克萨斯大学》一案，向高法呈交法律文书，呼吁改变大学入学政策中的种族倾向。主张“种族中立”（race neutral）和“择优录取”（merit-based）的大学招生政策。80-20协会正在收集签名。为了能够对高法的判决产生一定影响，他们至少需要50,000个签名。如果您支持该行动，请点击下面的链接并签名： 我刚刚去签了名。迄今已有1497人签了名。我发现有一些AGAINST的投票。而且这些人表明自己是亚裔。不知道是确实反对还是理解错误。所以在此特别说一下：如果您支持80-20的立场，主张“种族中立”（race neutral）和“择优录取”（merit-based）的大学招生政策，你应该点击FOR，而不是AGAINST. A great moment has arrived. The Supreme Court has decided to review
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college admission staff consider having more blacks & Hispanics on campus
as an honor badge. They admit unqualified students who would later feel
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