Center for Equal Opportunity

Center for Equal Opportunity
Founded	1995
Founder	Linda Chavez
Type	National policy think tank
Focus	Colorblind Policy Analysis and Immigration Reform
Area served	United States of America
Key people	Linda Chavez, Roger Clegg, Rudy Gersten
Revenue (2015)	$501,864[1]
Expenses (2015)	$532,608[1]
Website	www.ceousa.org

The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) is an American conservative think tank, which focuses on three specific areas of concern: affirmative action, immigration and bilingual education.

The chairman of the Center For Equal Opportunity is Linda Chavez, the president and general counsel is Roger Clegg, and the executive director is Rudy Gersten, Chavez's son.[2]

Under Chavez's leadership, the Center for Equal Opportunity has released dozens of studies documenting the extent to which race is a factor in college admissions at over 60 colleges and universities.

Focus areas

Voting policies

The CEO is proactive in the laws governing redistricting policies. They see redistricting sections to help a candidate win, whether minority or a majority member, as immoral. They have assembled resources to aid those interested in monitoring the process, and have a list of organisations that specialize in these issues.[3]

They also take an active stance in concern to the voting rights of rehabilitated felons. They believe the right to vote should be reinstated after the fulfillment of the sentence, under the condition they go through a process of review.[4] Clegg believes that ex-felons' voting rights should not be restored automatically, but rather on a case-by-case basis.[5]

Other issues

The center also focuses on other issues related to race and ethnicity. Some issues that have come to light include the continual usage of desegregation policies that are 50 years old and hinder school effectiveness, usage of disparate impact laws that damage neutral policies and practices, and the issue of reparations for those that have been discriminated against.[6]

References

"The Center for Equal Opportunity" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
"Rudy Gersten Articles - Political Columnist & Commentator - Rudy Gersten". Townhall. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
"In Redistricting, Where Do 50 Million Latinos Fit?". Npr.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Opinion - Allowing Felons to Vote". Nytimes.com. February 18, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
Selman, Pamela (September 13, 2011). "Center for Equal Opportunity alleges UW discriminates against white applicants, students respond with protests". Isthmus.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

External links

Center For Equal Opportunity official site

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[Ratings-1] "The Center for Equal Opportunity" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved May 17, 2017.

[2] "Rudy Gersten Articles - Political Columnist & Commentator - Rudy Gersten". Townhall. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[3] "In Redistricting, Where Do 50 Million Latinos Fit?". Npr.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Opinion - Allowing Felons to Vote". Nytimes.com. February 18, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[6] Selman, Pamela (September 13, 2011). "Center for Equal Opportunity alleges UW discriminates against white applicants, students respond with protests". Isthmus.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.