Friday, April 25, 2008

I have heard of some opposition to Affirmative Action. It has been said that by allowing someone a job because they are a minority is a form of reverse discrimination. I found that the numbers do not lie on this issue. "Much of the opposition to affirmative action is framed on the grounds of so-called "reverse discrimination and unwarranted preferences." In fact, less than 2 percent of the 91,000 employment discrimination cases pending before the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission are reverse discrimination cases. Under the law as written in Executive Orders and interpreted by the courts, anyone benefiting from affirmative action must have relevant and valid job or educational qualifications," according to http://www.now.org/nnt/08-95/affirmhs.html

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