Holder, the Supreme Court ruling that rolled back voting rights, making it harder for ethnic minorities to vote. "In admission to the American elite universities, it is no secret that Asians are less equal."īut Blum was trying to change that, Cao told the group.īlum is not a lawyer but according to the American Civil Liberties Union, he has a "long history of crafting legal attacks on civil rights." "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others," Cao said, to a smattering of laughter.
He was introduced by the Houston Chinese Alliance's David Cao, who prefaced Blum's presentation with a quote from George Orwell's novella Animal Farm. In 2015 Edward Blum, the conservative activist behind the push to end affirmative action, stood in front of a group of a dozen or so mostly Chinese Americans in a conference room in Houston. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
People protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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