Tuesday, November 8, 2022

The Objection to Affirmative Action: Consideration of race and race by itself

Supreme Court expected to overturn race-based admissions in colleges

Leaders seeking an end to affirmative action in college admissions believe the Supreme Court will overturn the precedent after oral arguments on Monday.

Students For Fair Admissions President Edward Blum shared an interview with The Daily Wire on Monday that shared his view that the race-based action may soon end.

Lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are exposing the crude and dehumanizing racial sorting that goes on in elite universities’ admissions offices.

UNC’s application form asks young people to check a box identifying themselves as (1) Asian, (2) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, (3) Hispanic, (4) White, (5) African American or (6) Native American. White Hispanics with ancestors from Spain are lumped in with Central American immigrants. The black child of a Harvard-trained doctor or diplomat checks the same box as a black applicant living in a homeless shelter. The Asian category absurdly covers 60% of the world’s population, from China to Japan to India.

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