Proposition 54

Paper Summary:

Proposition 54: Classification by Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin Initiative, is a call for a constitutional amendment that aims to ban most state agencies from collecting racial and ethnic data. The paper shows that this bill was proposed with the hope of achieving a "color blind America". Accordingly, by putting into law Proposition 54, the state and local government may not collect information on race, color, ethnicity, or national origin of their employees and other individuals for different purposes. The paper discusses the pros and cons of this proposition.

From the Paper:

"Effectively, according to the proponents of this initiative, the approval of Proposition 54 would stop the classification of citizens and would create an environment that all people in the United States are Americans, regardless of their racial background. Similarly, it is said that since the state of California is known for being America's most diverse state with many multi-racial members, the approval of the bill would certainly produce a better society where race and ethnicity would not be an issue anymore; thus, leading to a color blind society and increased privacy."

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