California bill would give public university admission priority to slaves' descendants

[Anonymous]

A California lawmaker said he will introduce a bill Monday that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two of the largest public university systems in the nation.

Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, a Democrat who represents parts of Los Angeles, told The Associated Press he will introduce the bill as lawmakers meet in the Capitol to swear in new members for a new legislative session.

Republican opponents of campus diversity programs say they are discriminatory and promote left-wing ideology. Trump has hinted at potential legislation to fine universities over diversity initiatives.

At the same time, legacy admissions, long seen as a perk for the white and wealthy at selective colleges, have come under fire in recent years following the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action. By banning affirmative action but allowing legacy preferences, which favor the children of alumni and donors, critics say the court left admissions even more lopsided against students of color.

https://www.kcra.com/article/california-bill-slavery-descendants-admission/63072449

[Anonymous]

How would someone prove eligibility?

[Anonymous]

It's likely not genuine bill as much as it's a statement about legacy admissions.

[Anonymous]

They need to improve the public schools first.

[Anonymous]

Bills get introduced all the time. Call me when it passes.

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[Anonymous]

Jesus Christ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to improve the public schools first.

The UC and Cal State systems are the best in the country.

[Anonymous]

I didn't see a link in the article to the actual bill. I would wonder how an applicant would prove what their ancestors were doing 150 years. Since the article references only admissions, I wonder if it applies only to California residents or out-of-state students and whether California would provide any exception to nonresident tuition. I suspect not.

Seems like nothing more than a political statement.

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Anonymous wrote:How would someone prove eligibility?

Robust genealogy research? Three of my ancestors were slaves - depending on how open the owner was about sleeping with his slaves, it's pretty easy to prove.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They need to improve the public schools first.

The UC and Cal State systems are the best in the country.

Great. I was talking about k-12

[Anonymous]

They do that at UVA already

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would someone prove eligibility?

Robust genealogy research? Three of my ancestors were slaves - depending on how open the owner was about sleeping with his slaves, it's pretty easy to prove.

First, I’m sorry your family experienced slavery. I do believe in generational trauma and the reverberation through the years.

I hope a follow up question isn’t insensitive. But, assuming bad records by the plantation, how would one prove this? It just seems like only a tiny sliver of impacted descendants could actually prove this history makes the bill unworkable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would someone prove eligibility?

Robust genealogy research? Three of my ancestors were slaves - depending on how open the owner was about sleeping with his slaves, it's pretty easy to prove.

It is not going to be easy to prove. This would be a mess. On the other hand it would give genealogists a job.

Unclear if this is constitutional though. I doubt it is. Could have been in 1875 but 2025?