Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina were unlawful.

The controversial decision effectively ends decades-old policies of affirmative action programs at colleges and universities across the U.S. The policies were designed to counter generations of racial discrimination in America and to create diverse student bodies.

President Joe Biden was critical of the court’s decision.

To discuss:

• Swan Lee is co-founder of the Asian American Coalition for Education.
• Niambi Carter is Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
• Adolfo Franco is an attorney and Republican strategist.
• Douglass Sloan is principal and senior political analyst at National Capitol Strategy Group.

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52% of Americans approve of the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling. A majority also see the court as driven more by politics than law, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/OX99oC2SFv

— ABC News (@ABC) July 3, 2023

President Biden criticizes the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action, saying "colleges are stronger when they're racially diverse"https://t.co/lXAr2wIOSr pic.twitter.com/VyMaCihd2O

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) June 29, 2023