Affirmative Action: Poor Policy, Poor Results Affirmative action is a policy in the United States with its primary purpose to increase opportunities for minorities and women. Affirmative action policy seeks to increase opportunities by favoring minorities and women in the hiring process, promotions, college admissions, and the awarding of government contracts (“Affirmative Action” n. p.). As originally conceived, affirmative action attempted to eliminate discrimination and provide a source of opportunity for those less fortunate. In …showed first 75 words of 1585 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1585 total…by all standards. The affirmative action policy discriminates against the qualified and the capable. The affirmative action policy has not succeeded in reaching any of its original goals. Reform is not the answer. The abolition of the affirmative action program is our only choice. If one day the United States is to be a truly successful racially integrated society, government induced discrimination must stop. The affirmative action policy needs to be ended, and justice restored.