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Originally Posted by politicophile
1. If the minority was better-qualified than the white person, then affirmative action would not be needed for that minority. Definitionally, affirmative action is not a program in which the best qualified candidate is chosen. Obviously, you will run across cases where the two candidates are exactly equally qualified, in which case the best candidate would be chosen despite affirmative action. What should not be overlooked, however, is that there would be no need for affirmative action if members of other races where competitive with white and asian people.
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In my mind, AA is doing its best work when this sort of situation occurs. When a white person and a minority ( a person of colour, a woman, etc.) are up for the same position and
are, for all intents and purposes, equally qualified for the position.
Historically, the white guy is the one who gets the job. AA seeks to rectify this and hopefully, create a different norm. Is it succeeding, depends on your definition of success.
I am not sure how I feel about the case where the qualifications are NOT equal.
In the end, I am not sure if this will show "results" or not. I think the results of programs like AA are to be seen, if at all, in the distant future.