California students say they're 'deeply disappointed' after voters cast ballots against affirmative action

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California students say they're 'deeply disappointed' after voters cast ballots against affirmative action

California voted to reject Proposition 16, which called to allow affirmative action in public employers and education institutions.
Proponents of affirmative action have advocated for the need to expand equal opportunity.
Student leaders from the University of California told Business Insider why they were "deeply disappointed" to see the rejection of Proposition 16 in California, a state well-known for its progressive values.

California voted to reject a proposition to bring back affirmative action with 56% in opposition as of Wednesday, according to the AP.

Proposition 16 would have allowed public employers and education institutions to "consider race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in order to address diversity," and hence uphold affirmative action in admissions and hiring. Affirmative action, as Business Insider's Erin Fuchs previously reported, originated in the 1960s when former President John F. Kennedy used the term to promote diversity and equality in hiring processes in government contractors.

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