Four days ago COTTonLINE wrote about Asian parents opposing a constitutional amendment being pushed by Democrats to overturn Prop. 209's ban on race-based admissions at state universities. Today The Daily Caller wonders if this may not pose an opportunity for Republicans to split off Asians from the Obama coalition of self-identified victims.
While both Asians and Hispanics favor immigration liberalization, they fundamentally disagree on the need for affirmative action quotas in higher education. Meanwhile, another group in Obama's coalition - blacks - oppose immigration but favor affirmative action.
Affirmative action quotas will result in many fewer Asian youngsters being admitted to California's state universities than are currently enrolled, whereas the number of Hispanics and blacks might double or triple. Democrats in California are learning what happens to a party whose tent becomes too big ... internal dissent, factions in conflict.
