. 3 % ▁out ▁of ▁ 6 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁population , ▁Ch ican os ▁and ▁Lat inos ▁increased ▁from ▁ 1 4 . 3 % ▁to ▁ 2 7 . 8 % ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 8 . 2 % ▁population , ▁Asian ▁increased ▁from ▁ 3 2 % ▁to ▁ 3 5 . 9 % ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 9 % ▁population . ▁The ▁only ▁race ▁group ▁with ▁decre ased ▁student ▁population ▁is ▁whites ▁( de cre ased ▁from ▁ 4 1 % ▁to ▁ 2 7 . 9 %, ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 4 % ▁population ). ▁ ▁I ne ffect ive ▁and ▁harm ful ▁policies ▁ ▁Pre fer ential ▁treat ments ▁for ▁certain ▁ra cial ▁groups ▁in ▁college ▁ad mission ▁will ▁in ev it ably ▁den y ▁other ▁ra cial ▁groups ' ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁education ▁system , ▁creating ▁or ▁sust aining ▁an ▁Asian ▁qu ota , ▁for ▁example . ▁This ▁may ▁increase ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁ra cial ▁t ensions ▁or ▁even ▁host ilities ▁in ▁California . ▁▁▁ ▁Race - based ▁prefer ential ▁treat ments ▁in ▁college ▁ad mission ▁do ▁not ▁work ▁based ▁on ▁latest ▁research . ▁ ▁Public ▁re actions ▁ ▁S CA ▁ 5 ▁received ▁height ened ▁public ▁attention ▁after ▁it ▁passed ▁the ▁State ▁Senate . ▁A ▁Change . org ▁pet ition ▁has ▁been ▁launched ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁State ▁Assembly ▁to ▁vote ▁No ▁on ▁S CA ▁ 5 . ▁The ▁pet ition ▁gained ▁over ▁ 8 0 , 0