Rep. Grace Meng on Affirmative Action, DEI, and Asian-American Community's Role in Lawsuits

Affirmative Action and the Asian-American Community

• 🎯 Rep. Grace Meng states that the Asian-American community has been used as a 'pawn' in affirmative action lawsuits.
• 💡 The end of affirmative action did not necessarily increase the number of Asian-Americans enrolled or accepted into schools, suggesting the community is unfairly pitted against others.
• ⚖️ Conversations about equity in admissions should also include donor preferences, relationships, and legacy admissions, not just affirmative action.

Gutting of Civil Rights Enforcement

• 🏛️ The administration has gutted the Office of Civil Rights, hindering investigations into all forms of discrimination, including anti-Semitism.
• 🚫 The EEOC has been rendered without a quorum, leading to a refusal to pursue cases of egregious sexual harassment and discrimination against transgender individuals.
• ⚠️ This extreme application of theories that DEI violates civil rights law is described as 'Orwellian' and is rooting out DEI from federal missions.

Risks to Communities from DEI Attacks

• 📉 Attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion subject individuals to risks, such as anti-Asian hate cases or physical attacks, with no recourse if the Office of Civil Rights is dismantled.
• 🚶 The animus seen in recent years, including attacks on people walking down the street, could work its way into the public education system.
• ⚖️ The principle of equal protection under the law is being assaulted and twisted by the current administration, putting all citizens at risk.