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 reality, affirmative action did not eliminate discrimination at all; discrimination was merely reversed. The policy is not only a form of reverse discrimination, and unconstitutional, but it has completely failed to reach its intended goals as well. Many American citizens believe that the abolition, or at least the restructure of affirmative action would be beneficial to the American people.
             The fact that the implementation of the affirmative action policy in the United States has resulted in reverse discrimination is clearly evident. First, the affirmative action program contradicts the very principles that the Constitution proclaims to be true. The fundamentals of the Constitution are based upon the equality of all people. The founders of this great nation intended for all people to receive equal opportunities for education and job positions. The Constitution of the United States declares that "All men are created equal" (qtd. McWhirter 83). If this statement is true, how can our society justify saying to women and minorities that they need extra help in order to attain a scholarship or receive a promotion?
             The current affirmative action policy discriminates against talented, qualified individuals. The affirmative action policy overlooks talent and skill in order to reach government induced quotas. Colleges must turn down many deserving students. Universities reject thousands ...