quota system

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On the other hand, class-based affirmative action—even a proportional quota system—is no panacea for the special hurdles that underrepresented minorities face in college admissions, many of which persist even when you’re controlling for class.

From Slate

To change that, colleges need a quota system.

From Slate

The quota system, usually issued in two batches a year, was put in place in response to China’s longstanding problems with illegal mining.

From Reuters

Black Americans struggled and died to win civil rights that paved the way for the 1965 Hart-Celler Act that ended a racist quota system, the abolition of which benefitted immigrant families like my own.

From Slate

Some pilgrims spend their whole lives saving up for the journey or wait years before getting a permit, which Saudi authorities distribute to countries based on a quota system.

From Seattle Times