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...blow came eight days before the election. A widely broadcast commercial that was quickly dubbed the "white hands" spot showed the hands of a worker crumpling a letter of rejection. The narration: "You needed that job, but they had to give it to a minority because of a racial quota. Is that really fair? Gantt says it is." In fact, Gantt had said the opposite about quotas, but the ad put him on the defensive. His response -- "This time, don't be taken in by the sleaze" -- failed to quench the fear and resentment ignited by Helms' adroit strategy. Said...
...skills. In a landmark revision of the nation's immigration laws, the second in five years, congressional conferees decided to raise the number of foreigners admitted annually to 700,000 starting in 1992, and to 675,000 after 1995 -- a significant increase over the current 490,000. The quota for newcomers with needed professional skills, such as scientists and engineers, would rise sharply, from...
...hope to distance themselves from the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. The failure of the Civil Rights Act of 1990 is the first casualty of this "forward looking" element of the party. Few Democrats pushed strongly for the bill's passage; many allowed it to be falsely characterized as a quota bill...
...Harvard at a significantly lower rate than whites. If true, we would then seek to explain why the disparity existed, and whether any explanations, or the admissions process itself, indicated discrimination against Asian Americans, in violation of Title VI. Included in our review was an examination of the alleged quota issue, and also the general treatment of Asian Americans in the admissions process...
...others died, while Goswami and at least 126 others were hospitalized. All the young men and women were upper-caste Hindus, and all were incensed by Prime Minister V.P. Singh's announcement that as part of an affirmative-action effort, he would more than double, to 50%, the job quota for the lower castes and other disadvantaged groups. Singh called his move on behalf of what amounts to 52% of the population a "momentous decision for social justice...