Supremes hear arguments on elite colleges' race-based admissions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : Asian Americans benefit from affirmative action, and all students benefit from the diverse student body that affirmative action cultivates."
57% : Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and nearly 70 companies also filed an amicus brief in August asking the Supreme Court to uphold affirmative action because it helps their companies hire from the universities to create "racially and ethnically diverse environments."
55% : In August, U.S. House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott of Virginia and 64 Democrat Members of Congress filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to rule in favor of the universities, arguing affirmative action "dismantles segregation and enhances educational opportunities for all Americans."

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