[giaour]

The author mentioned unfair, non-technical criteria being applied to candidates, with the effect being that talented minority engineers were being filtered out of the hiring pipeline.

[jarfil]

How is that a reason for lobbying that only minority candidates be treated fairly. Fix it for all, or don't expect my sympathy.

[giaour]

Umm... it isn't. Removing a barrier with a discriminatory effect would remove it for all.