▁those ▁entities . ▁ ▁Support ▁The ▁lead ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁bill , ▁Senator ▁Hern ande z , ▁argued ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁Proposition ▁ 2 0 9 , ▁" there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁precip it ous ▁drop ▁in ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁Lat ino , ▁African ▁American , ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁students ▁at ▁California ▁public ▁univers ities , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁those ▁same ▁groups ▁have ▁seen ▁steady ▁increases ▁in ▁their ▁percent ages ▁of ▁college - el ig ible ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ates ." ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁arguments ▁for ▁support ▁were ▁summar ized ▁as ▁follows ▁in ▁the ▁bill ▁analysis : ▁ ▁" Acc ording ▁to ▁the ▁author ' s ▁office , ▁immediately ▁following ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁passage ▁of ▁Proposition ▁ 2 0 9 , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁drop ▁in ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁en rolled ▁minor ity ▁students ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁U C ▁and ▁the ▁C SU . ▁The ▁author ' s ▁office ▁is ▁concerned ▁that , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁new ▁el ig ibility ▁requirements ▁and ▁adm issions ▁initi ative ▁which ▁have ▁helped ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁numbers ▁of ▁some ▁under re present ed ▁students , ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁under re present ed ▁students ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁U C ▁and ▁C SU ▁has ▁not ▁kept ▁pace ▁with ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁that ▁they ▁now ▁represent ." ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Gene ▁D . ▁Block , ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁U CLA , ▁sent ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to