Affirmative Action

There should be some weight given to a person's socioecnomic background because those who are minorities and in lower class might not have access to opportuntites that can prepare them for college, so it would help to give them that advantage. However, that should not be the sole reason they're admitted into college.

I understand that some classmates may have concerns about affirmative action policies potentially limiting their own opportunities. It's important to acknowledge these concerns and have open discussions to address them. Affirmative action aims to promote equal opportunities and address historical disadvantages. It's about creating a more inclusive and diverse society where everyone has a fair chance to succeed. It's crucial to consider the broader goals and impact of these policies on society as a whole.

Students of Color remain underrepresented on college campuses
Prioritizing diversity benefits students of all races
Affirmative action in education promotes diversity in ways a focus on income alone connot
Affirmative action helps colleges take steps toward greater equity in admissions
Affirmative actions helps promote social mobility

When I was young I missed out on two separate internships because of melanin and gender based affirmative action to two other students who were friends - we'd been in school together since Elementary. The program director flat out told me I didn't get the internships because the program was requiring female candidates for one and Hispanic or Black candidates for the other. The two students who received the internships had lower GPAs and came from families whose income was at least three times as much as my poor, immigrant family's. To boot, one their fathers was a senior market…  Read moreing manager for a well known company and the other student's parents were both lawyers. Either of those internships would have opened up doors for me that I would never have access to, whereas my friends parents could (and did later in life) make some phone calls and get a similar type of position for their kids. The instance changed the trajectory of my life in a significant way. I never had another opportunity to do something like that and got stuck in the daily grind of blue collar work for many years. Just one man's experience, but a pivotal one for me. Forgive any typos.

If that background is my work experience and competence, then it would be great.

I think funding historically underrepresented groups and their communities is essential to their growth and development. Expecting a group that has been historically disadvantaged, to be on even playing field with the groups who have been in power.

Affirmative action helps shape future leaders of our society because it prepares them for what is to come it gives them this purpose to know how to be a leader and to take action.

You shouldn’t be celebrated for every little thing you do, just the huge accomplishments if they come.

It would feel bad if you really did work hard and earn your achievements.

If given the choice to exclude minority groups, employers would do so. As such, Affirmative action needs to remain in place to promote diversity, innovation, and opportunity to all Americans.

It does not matter if they came from a different background as long as they teach you good things.

Affirmative action should only be allowed in private institutions but not public.

diverse workplaces and workforces are important because they bring apposing and different points of view so echo chambers of ideas aren't created. but this being enforced and artificially created isn't good because it may force individuals into positions they aren't capable of handling or suited for the job. forced diversity can also cause people to but heads in teams if the team doesn't work together efficiently. jobs should begiven to the most capable individual no matter what and that should be the only criteria, if it is done this way, in most cases diversity happens naturally.

shoud have more subs and bus drivers so there is no late to school drives