I'll admit that economic need wouldn't be very practical for jobs, but it would work perfectly for school. When I say affirmitive action, I mean government-imposed minimums on the percentage of minorites required at an institution.
Before anyone calls me racist, let me give an example. The numbers are obviously skewed, but its just an example, so bear with me.
So you've got a college. The college can accept 1000 of its applicants. 1350 people apply. Among them are 1200 white people, and 150 minorites. Lets say the minority quota is 10%. Out of the applicants, 1000 white people and 90 minorites qualify for admission. That would mean that the school should only accept those 90 minorites who qualified, right? Nope. Law says there has to be at least 10%, which is 100 people. So the school has to lower its standards to allow more minorites. The minorites aren't stupid, there are just fewer applying. Is that fair to those - minority and white- who made it on their own?
2007-03-21
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