I'm curious
2007-12-04 22:43:56 · 7 answers · asked by KOTARAYAKU 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i mean like school & university quotas,are they same for all ethnic
2007-12-04 22:45:54 · update #1
Yes, the policy is know as "Affirmative Action".
2007-12-04 22:47:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually what they call affirmative action is really just another way of saying we will fill the quotas (often with those who are not qualified) so that we have the quotas filled. Not all of those who are admitted to schools etc are as qualified as some of the candidates who do not get in. They get in because of a quota that must be filled. My late husband was a victim of affirmative action. He was admitted to Officer's Candidate School. This meant that he had to go through about nine months of intensive training so that he could become an officer in the military. The week before he graduated, the branch of service he was in was told they needed more minority officers. So while he spent nine months of his life working his *** off, quite a few minority candidates (who never stepped foot in the school) were direct commissioned -- like poof you are now an officer. I have had no use for affirmative action since that day. It is a joke. It is reverse discrimination. I am not a racist nor am I a bigot, I just don't agree with giving something to someone who is not qualified without them having to work for it.
2007-12-05 06:56:31 · answer #2 · answered by Diane B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. Everyone has the same rights, but there are only quotas at universities and government jobs for "minorities" (lower entrance standards or qualifications for certain groups to make sure there are enough from that group). The idea is to make up for past discrimination.
2007-12-05 06:53:25 · answer #3 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much the same for the most part.
Some schools will have slightly lower standards for minorities in an effort to diversify.
Public state universities sometimes have higher admission criteria for people who don't live in the state.
2007-12-05 06:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by bigtalltom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
But quotas are illegal - as they destroy equality of opportunity.
Race can be taken into account in some circumstances in university admissions, but not for police profiling purposes.
Some would say that's an illogical inconsistency.
2007-12-05 06:51:33 · answer #5 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United States has equal rights for ALL US citizens. Affirmative action which give unequal advantages to some, is active in many parts of this country.
2007-12-05 06:51:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The job market isn't always. Several years ago I was told that while I was qualified for an opening they had I could not get the job for they had to hire one of another race. This I call reverse discrimination...
2007-12-05 07:59:49 · answer #7 · answered by Gypsygrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋