... system of quotas and preferences that we see all around us today. This transformation was accomplished through a series of Orwellian distortions of the law, none of which has ever been ratified by the Congress."(Lund) In the years since, affirmative action in its new form has extended ... its reach to include groups not historically considered disadvantaged, at least in the same since that blacks were. What origonally was linked as a short term leg up for individuals who had supposedly been held down by official policy has turned into a program of racial, ethnic and ... beginning these...

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... students, when it is meant to be good. Therefore now college admissions are based more on skin color than on skills and merit. The University of Michigan rates students on a scale that awards points for SAT scores, High school grades, and race. A perfect SAT score is worth 12 points, but being black gets you 20 points. Now tell me, is there anyone who can look ... you can't change. Diversity in the schools is needed but affirmative action isn't the way to do it. College students oppose affirmative action, but believe that there needs to be a new device to receive diversity. Therefore I ...

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