"Non-Bumiputras will not be able to compete with Bumiputras"

"Non-Bumiputras will not be able to compete with Bumiputras" - This is what an officer in charge of the matriculation department told a student whom I will known him as Mr L.
Mr L applied for matriculation and he failed. He went to meet this officer in charge to ask why he is not qualified for a place in matriculation. The officer calculated his marks for SPM and co-curriculum and show him that he did not meet the requirements and hence he is not qualified. Mr L argued that why a friend of his, who is a Malay that got a lower grade than his are able to get a place for matriculation. The officer in charge ended the conversation with "Non-Bumiputras will not be able to compete with Bumiputras".
As everyone knows, for matriculation the government sets 90% quota for 'Bumiputras' and the other 10% for non-Bumi. Is this means that those 'non-qualified' students will also be given places for matriculation just to fill up the 90%? This caused those excellent students who can't get scholarships and a place in matriculation went study abroad. I think this is also one of the reasons that causes the drop of ranking of Malaysian Universities.
I know that this issue is quite sensitive and I'm not questioning about the special privileges for Malays as this is stated in the Article 153 of Federal Constitution. I respect their special privileges as I respect the Constitution. But I hope that at least for education, every Malaysians will be given the same equal rights. And I also hope that the concept of 1 Malaysia brought up by our Prime Minister is not just a SLOGAN!