Larry Elder Statement on Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision

Los Angeles, CA – Larry Elder, candidate for President, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding affirmative action:

“I oppose race based admissions to colleges and universities. When California banned the use of race based college admissions, graduation rates for black students actually went up because they went to universities that matched their skill levels. Affirmative action also discriminates against Asian Americans who have the temerity to work hard, make good grades and perform well on standardized tests, only to find themselves penalized when it comes to admission into the college or university of their choice.

Discrimination to fix historical discrimination is still discrimination. Affirmative action is divisive, undermines merit and does more harm than good. When it has been put to voters in states like California and Michigan, it has been voted down. As for blacks and Hispanics having difficulty getting into the more competitive colleges, we should address the abysmal quality of urban K through 12 public schools. The left that bemoans this Supreme Court decision opposes school choice despite the fact that it offers parents options to improve test scores and graduation rates for the black and Hispanic students that Democrats purport to care so much about.

I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision.”