Racial Profiling Laws: Prop 209

Prop 209 was another set of racial profiling laws here in CA that was passed on

November 8, 1996. It amended the CA State constitution to “prohibit state institutions from

considering race, sex, ethnicity, when it comes to public employment and public education” (CA

Voter Guide 1996). The majority of CA voted in favor for the proposition, except in the counties

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of San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, and Los Angeles. The

proposition stated that it will provide equal employment opportunity in compliance with federal

law, but as we read carefully about it, it states that it gives “preferential treatment on basis of sex,

race, color, ethnicity, or origin” (CA Voter Guide 1996). It also affect