The Economist - The model minority is losing patience

[SlitheyTove]

The argument that the preference given to legacies and athletes (disproportionately white) is the reason for the “ceiling” on asian american admits is a red herring. In the last 20 years, the percentage of white students has not budged at Harvard & Yale, while the percentage of whites in the US population has steadily declined.

Not following your argument. Having preference for hooked applicants has nothing to do with the percentage of whites in the US population. You need to look at the ethnic makeup of the class of hooked applicants. That can still be overwhelmingly white even though the percentage of whites overall is declining.