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Originally Posted by Ducay
Remember, affirmative action sets aside a certain number of positions (jobs, schooling) for other races; If 100 spots exist and whites can only apply to 90 of them, they are at a disadvantage (when minorties have access to all 100).
Say that applies to a school. Normally the top 100 students get in, but now, less than that will get in due to affirmative action (Assuming there are minorities below that 100 level who wouldn't normally get in) and will miss out due to minorities less highly rated being given positions due to their color alone.
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The assumption underlying affirmative action, and I think it is a pretty solid one, is that there would be more non-whites in that top 100 if those non-whites did not face the particular challenges of growing up non-white (whether prejudice, higher rates of poverty, etc.) So, in essence, the theory is that the top 100 is not a true reflection of the 100 brightest, most promising students.