He Former US President Barack Obama (2009-2017), the only black president in the country., asked this Thursday “doubling down” against discrimination following a Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action based on race in universities.

In a tweet by Obama acknowledged that affirmative action was “never the full answer” in the struggle for a just society.

But he pointed out that This policy allowed many students who had been “systematically excluded” from the country’s mainstream institutions for generations to among those who were included had the opportunity to demonstrate that they “deserved a seat at the table”.

“Grieving the recent decision of the Supreme Court, It’s time to redouble our efforts,” said the former president, who also published a message published by his wife hours before criticizing the decision. just get to know each other.

In the same vein, he spoke the country’s vice president, Kamala Harris, who called for work “with more urgency than ever” to ensure that “all young people have the opportunity to thrive”.

Harris said the Supreme Court decision is a “step back” for a country that is “re-establishing” a precedent that will make it “much more difficult” for minority students to access “opportunities that will enable them to reach their full potential.”

He added that “all” students benefit when campuses “reflect America’s incredible diversity” and reducing the diversity of universities will harm all their students.

A conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court opposed affirmative action at universities, saying that Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the Constitution by using race as a factor in the admissions process.

“Many universities (…) have erroneously concluded that the cornerstone of a person’s personality is not the difficulties overcome, the skills acquired or the lessons learned, but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate such a decision,” the proposal says.

The decision, which was criticized by US President Joe Biden, who said he “completely disagrees with the decision” of the Supreme Court, which “misunderstood affirmative action.”

Biden urged universities to continue to guarantee racial diversity among their students despite the Supreme Court ruling.

(EFE)