加州SCA-5之争与“积极行动”新发展

Abstract:The California Senate Constitutional Amendment No.5 was introduced by Senator Edward Hernandez to the California State Senate on December 3，2012 and was passed in the Senate on January 30，2014. The SCA-5 aims to eliminate California Proposition 209’s ban on the use of race，sex，color，ethnicity，or national origin in recruitment，admissions，and retention programs at California’ public universities and colleges. Because of the strong public reaction，especially from Chinese American Communities，Assembly Speaker John Pérez referred the measure back to the Senate on March 17，2014. From Proposition 209 to SCA-5，the State of California has been on the forward position of the evolution of Affirmative Action. Proposition 209 was the first state legislature which ended AA in public high education and SCA-5 was the first initiative against such legislatures in the U.S. The public debates over SCA-5 reflect a deep ambivalence about AA in American society as well as new challenges in California politics，especially those brought by the increasing ethnic diversity.

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