Why Affirmative Action Is Wrong
Injustice is something that has always existed and unfortunately will continue to exist. Injustices deprive people of their abilities to strive for better goals and dreams. It is time that the minorities that have and continues to suffer from these injustices to be restituted. I argue that the affirmative action has not completed its intended purposes of presenting minorities with equal rights. And that it is needed now just as much as it was needed in the past.
The affirmative of action was first introduced by President John F Kennedy, but was later signed by President Johnson in July 2nd, 1964. Affirmative action is an action for institutes to encourage diversity among their pools of people, by hiring people that have historically been kept out. The affirmative action has created many job opportunities for people who were excluded and would probably have never got those jobs if it was not for the affirmative action. Stephen Henderson, who wrote “I am Affirmative Action” in the Detroit Press, and later USA Today, is an example of how the affirmative action can change some one’s life forever. In Henderson’s article, it was mentioned that the current rate of African American students in the University of Michigan is only 5 percent (Henderson) of the total population, and was barley doubled that percentage when the affirmative action was in its peak. …show more content…
However, there are arguments that the affirmative action should not be upheld any more, since now everyone has an equal opportunity.
The affirmative action has served its purpose, and therefore is no longer needed. A lot of people also say that because of the implementation of this law many people who are qualified for a specific position has lost that spot to someone who is
underqualified.
The affirmative of action has been only implemented for the past five decades, where these minorities have been banned and excluded for centuries. The affirmative of action does not say that some who is underqualified can take the job. What the affirmative of action asks for is the inclusion of qualified minority groups to intuitions that have not always been inclusive. When however it comes to the fact that everybody is equal now, that is not necessarily true, In the article by Henderson, he mentions how when the implementations of the Affirmative Action was at its peak the percentage of black students in the University of Michigan was double what is now five percent. Inequalities continues to linger not only in the work force or intuition but also on cities.
The affirmative action too many people has been the door that opened them opportunities that shaped their lives forever. I argue that the affirmative action has not completed its intended purposes of presenting minorities with equal rights. And that it is needed now just as much as it was needed in the past. There are still so many injustices in the work force, schools and even cities. Affirmative action has only been active since the 1960s, it still have a long way to go, for everyone to be granted equal opportunities.
The affirmative of action was first introduced by President John F Kennedy, but was later signed by President Johnson in July 2nd, 1964. Affirmative action is an action for institutes to encourage diversity among their pools of people, by hiring people that have historically been kept out. The affirmative action has created many job opportunities for people who were excluded and would probably have never got those jobs if it was not for the affirmative action. Stephen Henderson, who wrote “I am Affirmative Action” in the Detroit Press, and later USA Today, is an example of how the affirmative action can change some one’s life forever. In Henderson’s article, it was mentioned that the current rate of African American students in the University of Michigan is only 5 percent (Henderson) of the total population, and was barley doubled that percentage when the affirmative action was in its peak. …show more content…
However, there are arguments that the affirmative action should not be upheld any more, since now everyone has an equal opportunity.
The affirmative action has served its purpose, and therefore is no longer needed. A lot of people also say that because of the implementation of this law many people who are qualified for a specific position has lost that spot to someone who is
underqualified.
The affirmative of action has been only implemented for the past five decades, where these minorities have been banned and excluded for centuries. The affirmative of action does not say that some who is underqualified can take the job. What the affirmative of action asks for is the inclusion of qualified minority groups to intuitions that have not always been inclusive. When however it comes to the fact that everybody is equal now, that is not necessarily true, In the article by Henderson, he mentions how when the implementations of the Affirmative Action was at its peak the percentage of black students in the University of Michigan was double what is now five percent. Inequalities continues to linger not only in the work force or intuition but also on cities.
The affirmative action too many people has been the door that opened them opportunities that shaped their lives forever. I argue that the affirmative action has not completed its intended purposes of presenting minorities with equal rights. And that it is needed now just as much as it was needed in the past. There are still so many injustices in the work force, schools and even cities. Affirmative action has only been active since the 1960s, it still have a long way to go, for everyone to be granted equal opportunities.