The Importance of Affirmative Action

"I have long been torn on affirmative action because the concept of it makes perfect sense while the execution of it seems totally broken," he says. American University spent centuries prohibiting non-whites from attending, "and undoing that policy is not simply going to level the playing field." The trap of affirmative action was always obvious and the problems presented in this case are unavoidable when you allow race to be considered,. He concludes with: "It is not enough just to open the gates of opportunity. All our citizens must have the ability to walk through those gates"

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