California voters reject bid to restore affirmative action

Asian American opposition seen as decisive, as state also favours human embryonic research

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November 4, 2020

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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by NJF on November 5, 2020 - 1:49pm

Affirmative action is active discrimination, dress it up all you like, but that's what it is.

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