Minneapolis Review

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the Supreme Court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. 

"This Supreme Court decision is an affront to decades of Supreme Court rulings, and the basic protections of equality guaranteed by our Constitution. 

"Structural racism is not just a theory. It is reality in this country. Centuries of legal and de facto discrimination against people of color have led to white families holding 10 times the amount of wealth as Black families and being 28 times more likely to become millionaires. America’s schools remain highly segregated—with low-income and students of color facing persistent education barriers on every level. 

"Race and ethnic background, like socioeconomic background, academic performance, and application quality, has been used for decades by private and public universities to address structural inequality in education and create a more diverse campus reflective of our country. 

"Our country ratified the 14th amendment in the wake of the centuries of chattel slavery specifically to address racial hierarchy and white supremacy . This Supreme Court is now upending the 14th amendment to uphold racial hierarchy and deny people of color the basic opportunities they have been denied in this country for centuries.

"This decision is especially striking from a court where at least 3 justices are facing major corruption scandals, and the majority were appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. No wonder American people increasingly see this Court as corrupt and facing a legitimacy crisis."

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