LAX Leader

WASHINGTON, DC – On June 29, 2023, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina to end affirmative action:

“On June 29, 2023 was a dark day for equality and democracy in our nation. This ruling to end affirmative action sets the clock back on civil rights, overturning decades of precedent and establishing a colorblind standard in our justice system that will be detrimental to cases on race and equality in the future. The Court today chose wrong when they ruled to ignore race in a nation that has yet to accept its history rooted in racism. 

“The majority of Americans understand that we must address systemic inequalities and right historic wrongs by opening doors to education and employment opportunities for those who have been denied this fundamental privilege.

“The end of affirmative action will impose barriers for many, preventing gains in socioeconomic mobility and plunging us further into a past steeped in racism and injustice. If these are the values of this Court, we must prepare to continue our fight for racial equality as we face attacks from extremists hell-bent on eroding protections for human and civil rights.

“The future of our workforce depends on diversity and equity in education, and today’s decision by the conservative, activist, corrupt Court makes this a more difficult mission. We have an obligation to reverse what this Court has done and defend the right to education and economic prosperity for all people. I will continue my work in Congress to achieve that end."

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