Behind the Berkeley Bake Sale: Proposition 209 and SB 185

http://nma.tv Affirmative action has always been a touchy subject in California, a state with many high achieving white and Asian students. In 1996, California residents passed Proposition 209, which prohibited public schools from considering race in the admissions process. After Proposition 209, the number of Asians in the elite UC college system surged. But now, a California legislator has put forward Bill SB 185, which would allow public universities to consider race. The Berkeley College Republicans fear the effects this bill might have on the UC system. They hosted a "diversity" bake sale to protest the possible effects of the law. Will the bill go through? Maybe - but some foresee it being vetoed next month.