Hispanic, Higher Education Groups Urge Bush Support of Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON
Hispanic and higher education leaders called on President George W. Bush earlier this month to demonstrate his administration’s support of the affirmative action policies currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Anticipating what will be a landmark ruling on affirmative action, the leaders urged Bush to support the University of Michigan’s right to consider race as a plus factor in its law school and undergraduate admissions. The cases, which are to be argued before the high court this spring, are Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger.
Hispanic leaders unveiled a 6-by-4-foot letter at a Washington news conference asking the president to support the University of Michigan’s position in the two cases. The leaders warned that if the court rules against the university, Hispanics will lose opportunities to attend institutions of higher learning to become doctors, lawyers, politicians and business leaders who make a strong contribution to society.
