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CMV: Diversity is not about race

A diverse society is a society which has people from different backgrounds and cultures. How does race come into play?

Take this example; a white child who immigrated from Chechnya to escape persecution and a black, American child, live next door to each other. They grow up together and, ultimately, have to postulate for colleges. The African American child, who has had an otherwise normal childhood, is accepted for the sake of diversity, while the child from Chechnya is rejected. Wouldn't the child from Chechnya bring more diversity to the school, despite his being white? Doesn't he contribute to a multicultural environment?

Isn't it racist to assume that there is a "white culture" and a "black culture" ? Aren't people's backgrounds independent of the color of their skin? 

Diversity should be about diversity of experience and background, not skin. Diversity should be about bringing people from different socioeconomic statuses together, whether rich or poor, religious or non religious, American or not American, etc.
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Most universities do have an essay portion where students can write about their background, elite schools especially have a pretty extensive essay section. Writing about immigrating from Chechnya to escape persecution would probably make for a very strong essay. Grades and test scores are only a part of admissions. Based on this, it's hard to say which kid would have a better shot at getting into the same competitive school. A generic black student has better odds compared to a generic white student but there are clearly lots of factors that could make either student stand out. 

It seems like a more accurate statement of you view should be "Diversity is about many things: country of birth, race, socioeconomic status, personal experiences" not "Diversity is not about race". It can be about race and other things as well.