What will give minorities the advantage in such cases is that their inequalities are historically and egregiously evident, and they still exist!  The burden of proof that prior reparations by the government are still inadequate to restore those minorities to a quality of life commensurate to the dominant society is evident in reservations and ghettos throughout this and other countries.  Fortunately, many already have a great deal of experience in the courts and with developed legal and financial support. 
 
I expect to be called a “bleeding heart liberal,” but the values that support positions as this are neither liberal nor conservative.  They are both.  The values that urge equal treatment are the same values that every individual carries within them that they also hold dear for their own lives and their children.  It may be said that inequalities are the result of “human nature.”  Yes, that is true, but the volitional choice of destroying cultures and societies, whether made by an individual or government, is a moral choice that is destructive to all societies.  It is also “human nature” to be compassionate and humane.  Some of the most ennobling acts of all time by humble and brave individuals were acts of choice, reaching a higher good, giving example for similar choices.
  
Most people have forgotten that the Americas were first populated by minorities who designed and implemented a “first generation” democratic system of governance.  I suspect that it will be minorities again who will design and implement the “second generation” of democracy for this nation.  Who better than the people who first lived here?  Using the three core values of social sustainability to support legal minority cases does not call for compromise, but of simple agreement to the timeless values that have sustained our species for over a quarter-million years.  That is a standard for all advocates who seek equal treatment, universally in every nation.  

Advocates who adopt these timeless standards to weigh human conduct will be up against 4,000 years (Post #12) of an antiquarian morality and is embedded in national and state/provincial laws and supported by common law.  The challenge for minority leaders and cultural creatives will be to confront this inadequate system of laws with one that is based on the timeless and universal values to all people of all nations. 
 
Because the interpretations for “quality of life” are influenced by cultural and ethnic roots, it will be interesting to see what minorities determine as their standard for quality of life in the 21st century.  As you can see, there is a lot of thinking, designing and discussion ahead for minority and majority populations as they engage the timeless values of our species that will become the standard measure of equality.