Frank Riggs: “I have to disagree with the gentlewoman. It says, ``The school admitted 32 African-Americans for the fall of 1998…”

“I have to disagree with the gentlewoman. It says, ``The school admitted 32 African-Americans for the fall of 1998, almost twice as many as 1997, but less than half the number accepted in 1996, the last class admitted under affirmative action.'' Looking at how the pendulum now swings back, ``The number of Latino students held steady at 19, but Chicano, or Mexican-American students rose 34 percent, to 41.'' It says, ``In 1996, a total of 78 Latino and Chicano students were admitted.'' So here is a university that is focusing on outreach, affirmative steps to expand, as I said earlier, the pool of minority applicants. That is why we have included language in our bill suggested by the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) and the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) that very specifically spells out the recommended steps, the affirmative steps that public colleges and universities can do to expand the pool of minority applicants. We strongly encourage them to pursue these outreach efforts as the University of California Law School at Boalt Hall is doing.”