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To ‘End Racism,’ CA Dems Vote To Bring Back Racial Preference; Female Asian GOP State Senator Slams Measure

Amanda Prestigiacomo
To ‘End Racism,’ CA Dems Vote To Bring Back Racial Preference; Female Asian GOP State Senator Slams Measure
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On Wednesday, California Democrats voted to reverse the state’s ban on racial preferences, reinstating affirmative action and de-facto racial discrimination by ratifying Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA5).

The measure, which “would reintroduce racial preferences for who gets a state job or contract, or who is admitted to a state university,” as The Wall Street Journal editorial board puts it, will be on Californians’ ballots come November.

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