曾引发华裔联合抵制的SCA5提案之争可能仍未结束。3月25日，加州议会拉丁裔和非裔两派议员发表联合声明，表明其强烈支持SCA5提案。
声明称，尽管SCA5提案现在已经被退回，但加州拉丁裔议员与非裔议员仍要对其表示强烈支持。誓要将其通过，以保证所有加州人享受机会均等的权利。
声明中还提到，SCA5法案之所以被叫停，主要是因为“一场恶意造谣运动”，而发起这项运动的人是一群极端保守人群，他们意图阻止加州所有人民享受均等的机会。
声明称，他们不会允许这些负面信息来破坏良好的公共政策。自209法案实施以来，加州高等学校中非裔、拉丁裔和其他弱势族群的数量出现了极大下降。他们将继续努力，直至加州所有人都有均等机会来享受高等教育，并获得更光明的未来。
声明全文如下：
March 25, 2014
Today, the California Latino Legislative Caucus and California Legislative Black Caucus issued the following joint statement regarding the disinformation campaign surrounding SCA 5:
p~~pThe California Latino Legislative Caucus and California Legislative Black Caucus jointly express our strong support of SCA 5 (Hernandez) despite its return to the house of origin for further consideration. We share a strong commitment to its passage and all measures that ensure equal opportunity for all Californians.
SCA 5 would enact seriously needed reforms that would roll back the ban on race as a consideration in weighing college admissions. This will bring fairness and balance to our educational system.
We understand the desire of leadership to have further discussions about this important issue and are committed to ensuring the success of the bicameral commission on issues surrounding recruitment, admissions, and retention. However, we must not ignore the fact that the major reason this measure has been delayed is due to a malicious disinformation campaign being waged by disingenuous ultra-conservative partisans intent on denying equal opportunity for all Californians.We will not allow bad information to undermine good public policy. There is no question Proposition 209 has led to a tremendous and precipitous decline in the number of African-Americans, Latinos and other underrepresented communities in higher education. Our Caucuses are committed to putting this issue before the voters of California. We will continue to work through the process, but rest assured, we will not stop working until all Californians have equal access to higher education and a brighter future.”
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