Republicans Are Now Trying To Eliminate Minority Academic Scholarships
Other Republican-led states seem to be attempting to implement similar bans on scholarships for minority students. Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Rep. Robin Vos recently announced he and his fellow Republicans were considering whether the recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action would also mean eliminating scholarship programs for minorities. The exchange happened over Twitter, where one user posted about the Supreme Court case and tagged Vos, asking if it would impact “numerous scholarships, grants & programs that exclude millions of Wisconsinites because of their race.” The poster included a picture of text concerning “minority undergraduate grants” in Wisconsin that are available for Black, Hispanic and Native American students as well as immigrants or children of immigrants from Cambodia, Laos or Vietnam.
SCOTUS: “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.” The Wis. Leg. can take some easy steps after this decision such as fixing numerous scholarships, grants & programs that exclude millions of Wisconsinites because of their race.
Just one example @repvos: pic.twitter.com/WpG89VqhJg— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) June 29, 2023
Rep. Vos responded in response to this post, “We are reviewing the decision and will introduce legislation to correct the discriminatory laws on the books and pass repeals in the fall.”
We are reviewing the decision and will introduce legislation to correct the discriminatory laws on the books and pass repeals in the fall. https://t.co/dVpNxqnF2H
— Robin Vos (@repvos) June 29, 2023
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