Opinion | If the Supreme Court Bans Affirmative Action, We Know What Will Happen

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : But while the impact of a nationwide ban on affirmative action would affect a relatively small number of colleges and universities, it is also important to note that these are generally the country's most selective, elite and well-known institutions -- often producing the next generation of leaders in business, government and non-profit organizations.
53% : There is no comprehensive list of exactly which colleges and universities in the country use affirmative action in their admissions programs.
50% :Private colleges and universities, even in those states that have affirmative action bans, have been able to continue to use race-based criteria in their admissions policies.
50% : While the effect of a ruling banning the use of race and ethnicity in college admissions will likely differ from institution to institution, it is inevitable that the enrollment of Black and Hispanic students -- who have been the largest beneficiaries of affirmative action -- will decline at these institutions.
49% : In addition, according to a report from the National Association for College Admission Counseling, over 80 percent of institutions accept at least half of the undergraduate applicants who apply, meaning that they are relatively unselective in admissions and are unlikely to be using affirmative action in major ways to shape their classes.
46% : It is important to note that a Supreme Court ban on the use of affirmative action in higher education admissions will have little to no effect at the majority of colleges and universities.
45% :California was the first state to implement a ban on affirmative action in college and university admissions with the passage of Proposition 209 in 1996.
44% : I've seen firsthand what happens in states where affirmative action has already been outlawed.
41% : Similar drops were seen in the enrollment of Hispanic students, from an annual average of 16.3 percent before affirmative action was outlawed, to 9.4 percent after its ban.

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