Trump supports Supreme Court decision against racial preferences

 DC Daily Journal:

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Donald Trump’s stance on upholding the authority of the U.S. Supreme Court and scrutinizing universities that defy its rulings is not without merit, especially when considering the actions of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) following the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision to ban race-based affirmative action in college admissions. UCLA’s recent efforts to circumvent the ruling by increasing diversity through questionable methods put it squarely under the spotlight for potential legal challenges.

After the Supreme Court’s decision, many universities, including those in the Ivy League, saw shifts in their student demographics, with Asian enrollment rising and black and Latino enrollment falling. However, UCLA experienced an unprecedented surge in its diversity statistics, raising concerns about whether the university was intentionally defying both the letter and spirit of the ruling.

According to Richard Sander, a UCLA law professor, “there is abundant evidence that, since 2007, UCLA’s undergraduate admissions office has been using significant racial preferences in admissions, in direct violation of the California Constitution (as amended by Proposition 209 in 1996).” Sander’s statement suggests that UCLA’s tactics have become increasingly brazen, possibly inviting a legal challenge for undermining the law.

California’s Proposition 209, which was passed in 1996, already prohibited affirmative action in the state, long before the Supreme Court’s decision. For decades, UCLA appears to have perfected a series of loopholes to continue pushing racial preferences under the guise of outreach and holistic admissions.

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One problem with ignoring merit for incoming students is that those let in because of racial preferences are likely to struggle and even fail, setting them back, whereas they could have gone to a less challenging environment and done better.  The Supreme Court ruling would also allow someone with better preparations to succeed.

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