es to keep a diverse workforce can also lead to unfair acts against whites. An example of this is when one teacher in the business department at Piscataway High School, New Jersey had to be laid off. The two possibilities were one black one white teacher. The black teacher was the only minority in the business department; the school decided to fire the white teacher-an act of discrimination on the basis of color. The Piscataway case drew incredible attention when it came out.
             Opponents of affirmative action also argue that blacks that get the jobs do not get them on their own merit but obtain them because of the color of their skin. Some employers have to resort to hiring under-qualified applicants over qualified applicants in order to satisfy an affirmative action program. Failure to meet numerical goals may cause some businesses to suffer grave consequences. In Detroit, the Michigan state legislators pressured the Detroit Symphony Orchestra into hiring more blacks by threatening to take away 1.3 million dollars in state funding. The Detro
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