I don’t care how they want to portray themselves, Democrats will NEVER be the for-minorities party. They can gear of the media machine to spin the stories however they want but the proof will always land in their actions. When given an opportunity to protect Asian-American students from being discriminated against they chose to protect special interests instead.
TX Sen Ted Cruz introduced an amendment to the new COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which shields Asian-Americans from discrimination. His amendment would block funding from these big ivy league universities that openly discriminate against students of Asian descent. The discrimination that Cruz was trying to end, was the acceptance of students with lesser qualifications over Asian students based on race.
Cruz curated the amendment, which was shot dead by Dems on the Senate floor this week. The senators released a joint statement after their amendment was shot down, blasting the Democrats’ votes against the measure as “an unbelievably cynical move.”
“In an unbelievably cynical move, Senate Democrats blocked efforts to stop discrimination against Asian Americans in higher education, where racial bias has become all too common,” the lawmakers said. “This amendment would bar funds from institutions that discriminate against Asian American students.”
“Despite their calls to end racism, it is clear Democrats are only paying lip service to fighting discrimination against Asian Americans and will allow targeted discrimination against them to continue at America’s universities and colleges,” the pair added.
In remarks on the Senate floor, Cruz pointed out that the Department of Justice “was suing Yale for its discrimination against Asian Americans until the Biden administration dismissed that lawsuit.”
“My amendment, simply put, would prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving any federal funding if they have a policy or if they engage in discrimination against Asian-Americans during recruitment, review of applications or admissions,” Cruz continued.
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Sen. Ted Cruz: The DOJ "was suing Yale for its discrimination against Asian Americans until the Biden admin dismissed that lawsuit. My amd. would prohibit [higher ed] from receiving any federal $$ if they have a policy or engage in discrimination against Asian Americans." pic.twitter.com/b6APiQyVqI
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 22, 2021
Rep. Michelle Steel, R-Calif., one of the first two Korean American women elected to Congress, told Fox News that the DOJ would have pursued the Yale case if the administration was “serious about combating anti-Asian hate.”