Senator Ted Cruz Celebrates SCOTUS's Affirmative Action Decision - 'This Is A Great Day For All Americans'

On Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) celebrated the recent Supreme Court ruling in the Fair Admissions v. Harvard College case as a 'great day for all Americans.' The decision effectively ends affirmative action-based admissions decisions in higher education. 

"Today, the Supreme Court upheld the 14th Amendment rights of Asian-Americans and ruled that Harvard and the University of North Carolina’s explicit and egregious policies of racially discriminating against Asian-Americans and other students are unconstitutional," Cruz said in a press release. "Both Harvard and UNC have had long and ugly traditions of discrimination—Harvard with its anti-Jewish quotas in the 20th century and UNC with racial segregation—that made it impossible for a prospective student to be judged on his or her own merit, rather than their skin color or religious background." 

As the DC Enquirer previously reported, "In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court found that it was unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions thus striking a blow to the way that college admissions have functioned for decades. The decision fell on ideological lines with the six conservative justices voting in favor of Students for Fair Admissions while the three liberal justices voted against."

Ted Cruz continued, adding, "These universities eventually ended these forms of overt discrimination, instead substituting them for a different, more subtle form of discrimination in Affirmative Action."

Senator Cruz concluded by saying. "today the Supreme Court has ended our country’s long and failed experiment with racial quotas and government-sanctioned racial discrimination, and, in the process, restored some measure of objectivity and fairness to the college admissions process. This is a great day for all Americans."

Ted Cruz also weighed in on the decision on his Twitter, writing, "This is a tremendous victory for those who have suffered from explicit racial discrimination. Treating any American differently because of their race is a direct violation of their 14th Amendment rights, and I'm proud to have led an amicus brief with @MichelleSteelCA fighting blatant discrimination against Asian-Americans in higher education."

This is a tremendous victory for those who have suffered from explicit racial discrimination.

Treating any American differently because of their race is a direct violation of their 14th Amendment rights, and I'm proud to have led an amicus brief with @MichelleSteelCA fighting… https://t.co/oXfoLLbwTZ

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 29, 2023