NW Valley Times

Scottsdale-based actor and social commentator Rob Schneider took to Twitter to praise the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision restricting the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The justices voted 6-3 to end most affirmative action in admissions.

“I wish my Filipina mother, Pilar would have lived to see the day when Asian Americans were no longer discriminated against in Universities in America for simply being Asian,” Schneider tweeted. “That day has come! Thank YOU, US Supreme Court! #GoPinoy”

Scheider’s comment referred to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 29 restricting the use of race as a factor in college admissions. ABC News reported on July 2 that 52% of Americans approved of the ruling, 16% were unsure, and fewer than a third, 32%, disapproved of it.     

“Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the six-justice majority. The entire Supreme Court decision can also be read via this link.

Schneider, 59, was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1988 to 1994 and has been in more than 60 films, including two “Deuce Bigalow” movies, “Demolition Man,” “Mr. Deeds,” “The Hot Chick," "The Waterboy,” "The Benchwarmers,” and “Grown Ups.” 

Schneider said in 2013 that he was leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican. The Arizona Republic reported in 2020 that Schneider moved to Scottsdale. His production company, Mandolin Films, was launched in Scottsdale, and his most recent film, “Daddy Daughter Trip,” was filmed entirely in Arizona.

The Supreme Court decision, like last year’s momentous abortion ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, is a conservative legal goal to find race-conscious admissions plans that violate the Constitution and a law that applies to colleges that receive federal funding. Many schools must now revamp their admission policies, especially those schools where admission practices are based on race.