AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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like it should remain out use. was first put into use during the 1960s. The Civil Rights movement of 1964 emphasized the program. During that era discrimination among minorities and women was extremely high and there were many barriers. required employers to hire regardless of race, the of today has changed, and employers now hire minorities on the fact that they are Aguilar 2. minorities. This was not John F. Kennedy’s intent when he began the program in 1961. The main goal of was to give minorities and women an equal opportunity at employment and in collegiate admissions, in present time, the program gives minorities and women an unfair advantage. The program was brought into effect ratios of employment and college admissions between whites and blacks were not corresponding with population. A second reason was activated was to help disadvantaged minorities, those with insufficient financial funds, many could not afford a better education and therefore are at a disadvantaged ...

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the position based on her skill and merit. Racial preference programs are not the best method of overcome barriers that keep colored people out of prestigious positions, these are indirect ways that insult the capability and potential of minorities; these programs simply add to the barriers. “ was and is an exception to the constitution, because rather than treating people equally it treats minorities more favorably than others” (BernBach 102). What happened to “all men are created equal?” The criteria of employment should not be based on color, it first should be getting the most qualified person for the job, and second, “rewarding the most merited candidate based on job-relevant ...

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