Racial preferences are a way to make up for years of discrimination against minorities.种族优待政策是对多年歧视少数族裔行为的一种补偿。University acceptance policies seem to be biased against minorities.大学录取政策似乎歧视少数族群。Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.联邦法律规定，歧视少数民族和妇女是违法的。