lying for the same job and one applicant was fully qualified and met all the requirements necessary to hold the position, and the other applicant was a minority that had close to the same credentials but was not quite as qualified, the applicant who was the minority race would almost always receive that position. Because of affirmative action, the most qualified employee is not always rewarded for his or her accomplishments and hard work. No individual should reap the benefits of affirmative action because of his or her race. When employers hire an individual or do not hire an individual because of race, this is discrimination; whether it is a white male or a minority, it is nevertheless discrimination.
             Quotas and preference programs give certain individuals an unfair advantage in the application process. Affirmative action in the present day only weakens the civil right's movement. It may be true that thirty years ago it was necessary to help minori
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