U.S. Supreme Court,
Education Law,
Civil Rights
Sep. 23, 2020
Prop 16 bans racial quotas but promotes diversity: Here’s why
Last week we learned that California Proposition 16 is behind in the polls, with 47% of likely voters inclined to vote no on the California constitutional amendment to permit affirmative action by the state of California. Why? One common fear is that under affirmative action the University of California would be permitted to use racial quotas in admitting students. The fear is utterly misguided.
David B. Oppenheimer
Clinical Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
David is the author of many works on U.S. and global affirmative action.
Last week we learned that California Proposition 16 is behind in the polls, with 47% of likely voters inclined to vote no on the California constitutional amendment to permit affirmative action by the state of California. Why? One common fear is that under affirmative action the University of California would be permitted to use racial quotas in admitting students. The fear is utterly misguided. To the contrary, Prop. 16 bans racial quotas but promotes diversity; here...
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