Affirmative action is a controversial topic in society among all races and genders, and is a topic of dispute in almost all aspects of life, in work environments, in colleges and universities around the nation. Affirmative action attempts to put and end to discrimination but the policy also creates discrimination. It is praised for making universities and places of work more diverse and cultural, while others who feel discriminated against and who feel that they …
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…be taken out of effect. Today the policy only creates racism. When affirmative action denies an individual the right to employment or education, then it moves America back to where it was thirty years ago in terms of equal rights. If America ever hopes to achieve equality and have people judged as individuals, affirmative action needs to be taken out of effect and allow people to achieve on their own, not because of a policy.