The Hernandez proposition (SCA-5) to reintroduce racial preferences in the operation of California public education system has recently generated a lot of public debate. In this paper, we identify and analyze the problems that Sen. Hernandez attempts to address by race based laws. We find that despite a 20% high school dropout rate Latinos still enjoy a 35% enrollment ratio in theCalifornia State University system. At the University of California, Latino enrollment ratio is 19.2%. The lower latter ratio is largely due to a very low completion rate of the required courses by male Latino high school students, and can be improved through race and gender neutral alternatives such as stricter enforcement of school attendance laws. The Hernandez proposition violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and will be detrimental to the peace and prosperity of California. This we must stop.
导读： 我来粗略解释一下。西裔之所以从2004年起开始寻求立法区分种族是根据一个美国最高法院2003年的判例，在那个案子里在某些情况下某公立大学法学院录取可以考虑种族。很多人当然试图将这个判例加以放大，变得更为普适。因此，我的文章实际是根据最高法院的判例提出的限制，针对性地对SCA5进行否定。即使公投通过，然后打到美国最高法院，这篇文章的论点也将是SCA5的克星。 所以文章中核心内容其实是两点（1）大学里西裔已经够多了，不存在需要特殊种族扶贫；（2）西裔入学率问题可以不通过种族政策解决。
