... of affirmative action policy. Such efforts have vastly expanded opportunities for African Americans. However they have also touched off complaints from many whites that African Americans are benefiting from reverse discrimination. Under the equal opportunity act of 1972 most federal contractors, subcontractors, all state and government institutions (including universities) must initiate plans to increase the proportions of their female and ... until they are equal to the proportions existing in the available labor market. Many people believe affirmative action is wrong and will not help...

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... on a regular basis. The solution to this problem at the time was affirmative action and the EEOC. Affirmative action is defined as a policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment, which brings me to my point. The idea of affirmative action was suitable in the time period in ... States born minorities. The purpose is to correct the wrong that happened in the past, and as a result many foreigners are reaping the benefits as if they shared a history of discrimination with the blacks and othe...

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