Thank you, too, Mr. Barone.  I've been a reader of yours for many yrs. & have always found you to be based on reason built on that long lost commodity of common sense.  The one sentence that won me completely was the one about Blacks & Hispanics not passing professional  tests for their competency compared to whites.  It showed how they are "socially promoted" through high school and even college. I hold a professional license & remember how hard I worked for it. Maybe a little patience, determination & plain old hard work along the way might help remediate the problem.