ARIZONA REPUBLIC, October 16, 2010

by Jeffrey Milem, the Earnest W. McFarland Distinguished Professor in Leadership for Education Policy and Reform
and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Education, U of A

“Proposition 107, deceptively titled the ‘Arizona Civil Rights Initiative,’ is a Constitutional Amendment placed on the Nov. 2 ballot by our Legislature.  It is divisive and is fueled by myths and misconceptions…Proposition 107 is in direct conflict with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s opinion [in Grutter V. Bollinger stating that diversity is a compelling interest for institutions of higher education and for our soceity as  whole]…Proposition 107 arguments are purposely misleading…Proponents of 107 assert the use of ‘quotas’ which in fact have been illegal since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1978 decision in Regents of the University of California v. Baake…”

To read the entire opinion:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2010/10/16/20101016milem16.html