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The theory is that due to affirmative action target minorities get mismatched with schools. Thus they wind in in tougher schools then they should be and thus drop out.
I get the concept, but as I said, I would be surprised if the actual result is a lower level of college graduates in target minorities.
I have no doubt that the system does push in some such underqualified students. But it also does push in candidates who grow into their environment, who become quite good students. It's not necessarily easy to tell in advance which will be which.
Well, the dropout rate among target minorities is certainly higher.