Commentary As America grows more diverse—and California most diverse of all—the last thing needed is government programs pushing racial division. But that’s just what a recommendation released this week by the California task force on slavery reparations would do. Voting 5-4, it recommended reparations for black Californians, but only for those who can prove direct descent from slaves in the American states. The first big problem is the state of California never had slavery. And it fought on the Union side in the Civil War. Next is the division immediately introduced between reparations advocates. Said civil rights lawyer Lisa Holder, “The system that folks are advocating for here, where we splice things up, where only one small slice benefits, will not abate the harms of racism.” The main alternative, basing reparations on race per se instead of lineage, itself introduces major problems. DNA tests would be needed. But then, would …