Affirmative Action Case Study

Schools who still implement the policy of giving minorities priority over the majority are being targeted as discriminatory. Schools such as the University of Michigan are “preferring African-American, Latino, and Native American applicants” and are getting away with it because minorities feel it is their turn to achieve success (“President Bush Says Affirmative Action is Divisive, Unfair and Unconstitutional”). Those who oppose affirmative action will continue to challenge the supporters and strive to put an end to the irrelevant policy. President Bush even stated he was against affirmative action being used in schools across the nation. Declaring what Michigan did as “unconstitutional” and unfair, this court case has been a significant case about affirmative action because it battles the prolonged relationships between the minorities and majorities. All in all, schools such as Stanford have been “discriminating in favor of racial minorities” have been forced to change their policies because of public debate (Sacks, Thiel). Not only does affirmative action cause outrage, it leads to reverse discrimination. The thirst for equality does not come easy and must be paid with the loss
Affirmative action is like the “domino effect,” favoring the minority, rejecting the majority, and causing discrimination between both groups. Equality is sacrificed when white males blame underqualified minorities about their misfortunes which causes the never-ending cycle of discrimination. I can see why there are people who agree on keeping the policy while there are others who want to eliminate or change the policy for good. The pro affirmative action supporters are correct about keeping society diverse and giving everyone equal opportunities especially minorities. Common grounds shared between those who disagree and agree on affirmative action is the policy allows a diverse population and helps students starting at a disadvantage