Key takeaways:
- President Joe Biden expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action in college admissions.
- Biden believes that colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse, citing the U.S. military as an example of how diversity brings strength.
- Biden urged Congress to pass legislation to protect affirmative action and called on states to take action to ensure that diversity in college admissions is maintained.
President Joe Biden expressed his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action in college admissions on Thursday, insisting the country “cannot let this decision be the last word.”
The court’s ruling in a pair of cases involving the admissions practices of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina fell along ideological lines, with the conservative majority finding that the use of race as a factor in accepting students violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
“The court has effectively ended affirmative action in college admissions, and I strongly disagree with that decision,” Biden said in remarks from the White House.
The President said he believes that colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse, citing the U.S. military as an example of how diversity brings strength.
“I believe our colleges are stronger when they are racially diverse,” he said. “The finest fighting force in the history of the world is proof that diversity brings strength.”
Biden said he “strongly, strongly” disagrees with the court’s decision and urged Congress to pass legislation to protect affirmative action. He also called on states to take action to ensure that diversity in college admissions is maintained.
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