President Trump’s administration is reportedly seeking to crack down on affirmative action policies that discriminate based on race, according to a document reviewed by the New York Times.
The New York Times’ Charlie Savage reports the Trump administration sent out an internal memo within the Department of Justice’s civil rights division for those interested in “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.”
According to Savage’s interpretation, this means the Trump administration will be “investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.”
However, at the same time, Savage admits the document “does not explicitly identify whom the Justice Department considers at risk of discrimination because of affirmative action admissions policies.”
Opponents of the alleged plan include Lisa Bloom, a civil rights attorney. She claimed this move was an example of Trump being a “white supremacist” since “our tax dollars will defend white rights”:
Trump is exactly the white supremacist he showed himself to be during the campaign. Now our tax dollars will defend white rights. Hideous.
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) August 2, 2017
She also claimed the move to tackle race-based admission standards is reminiscent of Trump’s cabinet appointments, which she claims is “almost entirely white and male”:
This is consistent with his appointments being almost entirely white and male and his overt bigotry against Muslims and Mexicans.
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) August 2, 2017
Tariq Nasheed, an “anti-racism strategist,” said the Trump administration is now “targeting non-white college applicants”:
Trump & Sessions are now targeting non-white college applicants under the guise of reversing Affirmative Action https://t.co/j7HUgXnV4y
— Tariq Nasheed (@tariqnasheed) August 2, 2017
New York Daily News writer Shaun King said the push was an example of “white fragility”:
White fragility is why Trump is President. They are about to specialize in every policy that caters to that very thing. The wall, etc. https://t.co/KFyMpJtViN
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 2, 2017
The official Women’s March Twitter account asserted “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM”:
Dear Justice Department,
— Women's March (@womensmarch) August 2, 2017
We'll save you some time:
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS REVERSE RACISM.https://t.co/4gRtTaAxpk
While the topic of affirmative action is being described as an issue of whites versus minorities, the Students for Fair Admissions is suing universities across the country for discriminating against Asians.
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