A lot of people in government and academia game the affirmative action quotas. A typical white guy launching a career in “public service” should really visit the Mormon geneology library to see if they have a drop of Indian blood or if their roots can be traced back to Ferdinand and Isabella so they can claim hispanic heritage.
I don’t think that its necessarily anything to be ashamed of, particularly considering the alternatives would be cronyism and nepotism.
But Ms. Warren says she is a true believer in the justice of racial quotas, the correct answer for her would be to admit what she did and justify her special treatment or even to propose changes in affirmative action so it can meet its supposed goals.
The fact that she didn’t have the guts to admit it, means she doesn’t really believe in affirmative action at all.
You can track back to Ferdinand and Isabella but even they’d had a hard time qualifying for Hispanic status ~ and when it comes to their descendant (grandson I believe), PhilippeI I of Spain, he was KING OF ENGLAND!