Every year, nearly 3 million high-school students apply to the college or university of their choice and wait anxiously to receive their acceptance letter. Years of studying, preparation for standardized tests, dedication to extracurricular activities, and interview practice have all culminated in that moment. But for some students, these achievements and hard work might not matter in the eyes of admissions officers. It should be unimaginable that in 2022, certain colleges and universities are discriminating against applicants solely on the basis of their race.
This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA v. Harvard), in which the plaintiff alleges that Harvard unlawfully discriminates against Asian-American applicants in violation of the Civil Rights Act. As members of Congress from the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, we are proud to lead 80 of our colleagues in filing an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs in this case. Racial discrimination, be it at the workplace, the corner store, or the halls of our schools and universities, is unconstitutional, and, frankly, un-American.
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