This suggests well, this is racial preference. If it is, then why are we giving racial preferences in countless numbers of Congressional enactments and laws as well as Supreme Court decision recognizing the special relationship, the trust responsibility that Congress has under the Constitution.
Abercrombie defends the bill against claims of racial preference by citing historical Congressional actions.
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