“It is precisely what the Supreme Court already declared to be unconstitutional discrimination.
“In the 1977 case of Regents of the University of California versus Allan Bakke, the Supreme Court found quota and affirmative action admissions policies based on race to be unconstitutional.
“While the justices were fractured on the logic, a clear plurality on the bench supported the view that preferring ‘members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake,’ adding ‘this the Constitution forbids.’
“The Supreme Court handed down decisions over the next 20 years that struck down admissions policies that directly or indirectly used race as a critical element.