capability and potential of minorities; these programs simply add to the barriers. Affirmative action was and is an exception to the constitution, because rather than treating people equally it treats minorities more favorably than others (BernBach 102). What happened to all men are created equal? The criteria of employment should not be based on color, it first should be getting the most qualified person for the job, and second, rewarding the most merited candidate based on job-relevant qualifications (Singer 87). How can one reward an unqualified candidate? Affirmative action now promotes rewarding undeserving candidates. Positions and promotions are given on race rather than merit. Only by following this job-relevant criterion can employers ensure the highest possible productivity from their faculty. The great Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. once gave a famous speech titled I Have A Dream. Doctor King spoke my children will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character Affirmative action is doing the opposite of what Doctor King wanted. Minorities are not obtaining employment or college admission because of their character, but because of the color of Aguilar 4. their skin. Employers are judging minorities job positions only by the color of their skin. Racial preference is an obscure form of racism and discrimination, and the government should not any part in preferring certain racial groups. Affirmative action promotes reverse discrimination. Giving the job positions to less qualified candidates is favoritism; this harms those who should who be obtaining the job position. Non-minorities also have families to feed, clothe, and shelter. A more dedicated person who worked hard in his education would lose a position to a minority that slipped into the position undeservingly. Affirmative action forces employers to hire convicted felons; one town for example was forced to hire a convicted murde...
