I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative act…

Sonia Sotomayor
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I am a product of affirmative action. I am the perfect affirmative action baby. I am Puerto Rican, born and raised in the south Bronx. My test scores were not comparable to my colleagues at Princeton and Yale. Not so far off so that I wasn't able to succeed at those institutions. ✨ Sotomayor Praises Affirmative Action. Hannity with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 12, 2009.
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