Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Call on Supreme Court to End Discrimination Against Asian-American College Applicants

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U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), U.S. Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), and a bicameral group of 81 legislators filing an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief to the Supreme Court in the cases Students for Fair Admissions vs. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions vs. University of North Carolina. At both schools, admissions policies have disenfranchised Asian-Americans, as the schools applied racial preferences to discriminate against Asian-American applicants despite superior GPAs and standardized test scores.

"Harvard College and the University of North Carolina indisputably use race as an important consideration in deciding whom to admit. Record evidence suggests, in fact, that the challenged admissions policies may strive for racial balancing--an aim that is unconstitutional on its face," wrote the brief.

"Race-conscious admissions decisions inflict a heavy toll on Asian-American students. Treating them differently because of their race is a stark departure from equal protection decisions issued early on by this Court, which guarded Asian immigrants from racial prejudice. And the burdens imposed on petitioner illustrate a wider trend. Asian-Americans are increasingly victimized by discriminatory practices," continued the brief.

Senators Cramer and Cruz are joined by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Boozman (R-AR), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Josh Hawley (R-MO), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Rick Scott (R-FL).

Click here to read the brief.

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