Fox News Guest Blasts Conservatives' 'Sham' Reason To Deny Affirmative Action
Ameshia Cross explained to Howie Kurtz why the merit basis for college enrollment has been always been a sham argument against affirmative action while legacy applicants are more of a problem for colleges.
Fox News guest Ameshia Cross dismissed John Roberts add-on opinion as non-consequential to the effects the kangaroo Supreme Court's decision will have on minorities. She also explained that affirmative-action has never been really understood in this country as a whole.
No, because at the end of the day, affirmative action in college admissions, as it has been known for decades now, is dead.
And that little note from the chief justice does not change those things.
The worry that minorities, particularly black and brown people, have, one, is that most Americans didn't fully understand what affirmative action was to begin with.
So this argument against merit has always been problematic because the individuals who were applying to these top tier institutions were largely people who topped out on their ACT, on their SAT as well.
They just happened to be black or brown and in previous years had not been allowed admission, regardless to being heads of several organizations in high school, having jobs, doing all these things and having robust applications.
The other thing is that our college admissions process has only gotten more white.
The greatest beneficiaries of affirmative action are white women, not blacks or Latinos.