Affirmative Action is gone. Now What?
I was able to go to college because of affirmative action. My parents were able to go to college because of affirmative action.
Today the Supreme Court overruled Affirmative Action in a 6–3 vote. You are probably asking what does this have to do with me? Politics are not important. I am not sure how many times people have said this to me as if it does not matter.
It does matter. Who you vote for matters. Who you support matters. Who you want in office, matters to everyone out there, because their policy agenda and their beliefs could impact your life and my life. Politics influences policy. Policy influences everything in our lives, including our right to vote, to have housing, to have a job, to have a life, etc.
I am not sure how people are going to react when they realize their best friend who is a minority will have a harder time getting accepted into their dream school because of their race and their socioeconomics.
Many people who do go to college are now privileged that they even have a degree. In response to the ruling, many colleges are going to make sure that people from diverse backgrounds will continue to have access to go to school. Good on them.
Affirmative Action was banned in California a long time ago. Colleges and universities are now saying they want to make sure prospective students have an equitable opportunity to go to college.
