"Far More Favorable Political Terrain Than They Have Had to Grapple With in the Past"

"As the argument shifts to class-based affirmative action, it is Republicans who will be on the defensive. A GOP that has gleefully exploited the unpopularity of racial preferences for its own political gain will watch as that issue fades into the background. Republicans will be torn between their instinct not to spend money on financial aid and the reality that if they strongly oppose class-based affirmative action their effort to win working-class white and Hispanic voters could falter."

Richard D. Kahlenberg at The Liberal Patriot advises Democrats about the potential end of affrimative action.

Ruy Teixeira also adds his opinion

And Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel at the Los Angeles Times promote transfer students from community colleges.