The Cons Of Affiramtive Action

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he program was actually brought into affect was the dispute between whites and black in the college administrations. The amount of black in colleges was conflicting with the amount of whites enrolled. The second time affirmative action was brought into affect was to help minorities with insufficient financial funds, because many could not afford a better education and thus putting them in a disadvantage.
Even thought it was a controversial issue, affirmative action was ousted in the 1996 ballot. The program was officially removed in November 5, 1996 by proposition 209. This proposition was lead by California Against Discrimination and Preferences (CADAP). CADAP was found in August 1994, when in fact woman feminist were fighting for equal rights since the 1960’s and 1970’s to gain equal rights. Affirmative action promised to give a woman an “equal chance” when in fact the program treated woman unfairly by “making” them inferior by giving them a “special treatment”. Sex should not bias a decision of employment or affect education decisions. A woman should be employed to their qualification and not gender preferences, than to rely on a program.
Racial preference programs were designed to break the barriers that kept minorities out of certain positions; these programs simply added the barriers. “Affirmative ac...