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Affirmative Action

Affirmative Action is a policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment.

v Many Affirmative Action programs were developed from the Civil Rights Act Title VII. (www.co.tompkins.ny.us/personnel/action/faq.html) (Fact)

v When the use of affirmative action in California College admissions process was blocked by Proposition 209, minority admission rates fell. (Affirmative Action Hurts Minorities by Garin Hovannisian University Wire) (Statistic)

v The Universities of California System admitted 2,000 more minorities than in 1997. (Affirmative Action Hurts Minorities by Garin Hovannisian University Wire) (Statistic)

v In 1998 as soon as affirmative action was derailed 20% of black freshman at University of California, San Diego had 3.5 GPA or better, as before that only 1 black student had a GPA of 3.5 or better. (Affirmative Action Hurts Minorities by Garin Hovannisian University Wire) (Statistic)

v Proposition 209 prohibits the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and othe


v In 1997 admission at Berkeley declined 17.6% for black freshman and 6.9% for Hispanic freshman. (Lies, Damn Lies And Racial Statistics Figures from all the University of California campuses paint another picture by Charles Krauthammer Time) (Statistic)

v The UC system declined 17.7% to 17.2% of Black and Hispanic freshman students. (Lies, Damn Lies And Racial Statistics Figures from all the University of California campuses paint another picture by Charles Krauthammer Time) (Statistic)

v Average SAT scores were 288 points below the Berkeley average for Black students admitted there. (Lies, Damn Lies And Racial Statistics Figures from all the University of California campuses paint another picture by Charles Krauthammer Time) (Statistic)

v Drop out rates at Berkeley are 42% for Black students and 16% for White students. (Lies, Damn Lies And Racial Statistics Figures from all the University of California campuses paint another picture by Charles Krauthammer Time) (Statistic)

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