Oh please, tell Chinese immigrants collecting soda cans about “the cycle of poverty”.

We have equality of opportunity in this country, as easily demonstrated by looking at Chinese immigrants. Or other immigrants. I have a Brazilian friend who came over to the US when he was 9. Alcoholic absent father, single mom with 2 kids, hard life. He put himself through college by working as a building security guard and a couple other side gigs and renting a small room in a bad area (with tons and tons of roaches in the walls). Today he is a successful software engineer.

Anyone can do it, if they so desire.

I see zero valid reasons we should be interested in equality of outcome based on race. That’s literally racist.