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  That a middle class black woman has less economic mobility than a poor white male.
  
  perhaps that is true, but that is not an accurate measure of advantage.
  Let's say that poor white males are able to become middle-class 10% of the time, and middle-class black women are able to become upper-class 5% of the time. Who has more advantage at the end of the day? Because 90% of the poor white males stay poor white males.
  And at the end of the day, going from middle class to upper class may just be harder than lower class to middle class.
context: The best argument opposing affirmative action is what researchers refer to as ‘mismatch.’ Research on the phenomena is abundant and can be fairly harmful to students of whom affirmative action is supposed to benefit. >
  
  OP I’m glad you mentioned point two. It’s amazing how many people think race or gender are the biggest factors for success. But this has been well studied and financial status of the home you came from is by far the biggest determinant. 
  So in US, a poor white male has much less opportunity than middle class black women.
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  I've actually read the opposite. That a middle class black woman has less economic mobility than a poor white male. Can you point me to some of the studies? Also what are they measuring (economic mobility, happiness, wealth, admissions)?