It may be illegal in CA, but that has not stopped the lib college administrators from continuing to do it. Prof. Glenn Grossclose of UCLA did a study proving it. The UCLA administration hated him for doing it, blocked his promotion, and he moved on to George Mason University. The administrators now talk about “overcoming life obstacles”. That is their way of adding subjectivity to the admission process, which means they can have more leeway in choosing minorities.
No matter their ramblings for setting up a system of race discrimination, it’s illegal. The Asians and whites can sue.