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>> certainly no one of us would challenge governments right and its responsibility to eliminate discrimination in hiring or education. but in its zeal to accomplish this worthy purpose, government orders what is, in effect, a quota system. both in hiring and in education. they don't call it a quota system. it's an affirmative action program. now if you happen to belong to an ethnic group not recognized by the federal government as entitled to special treatment, you're a victim of reverse discrimination. i'd like to have the opportunity to put an end to this federal distortion of the principle ...

Its responsibility to eliminate discrimination in higher education, but in its zeal to accomplish this worthy purpose government orders what is in effect a quota system both in hiring and in education. they don't call it a quota system. it's an affirmative action program. now, if you happen to belong to an ethnic group thought recognized by the federal government noty entitled to special treatment, you are a victim of reverse discrimination. and i'd like to have an opportunity toha put an end to this federal distortion of equal rights. >> that was reagan. reagan didn't win the presidency, he d...

Advantages, and michelle robinson at the time, and barack obama did not have. so, as generations have passed here, the perspectives have changed. and interesting pew study here constructive to the public opinion. looking at the numbers here. a bare majority of 50% of americans said they believe that affirmative action programs have run the course. they do not approve of the affirmative actions, and only 16% approve and about 75% of republicans, and 3/4 of republicans believe that they disapprove of the affirmative action program, and 54% of the democrats, and actually 29% of democratic-leaning...

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled to ban affirmative action in college admissions on Tuesday afternoon, voting 6–2 against Harvard University and 6–3 against the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in a landmark decision. 

Diversity, first gen students. we will look carefully at students' essays and how they talk about overcoming diversity. for us it will continue to be a priority to make sure our student body reflects the state of new york. >> what do you think about this, becky? how much of an uphill climb is it now if this affirmative action program goes away from a university to actually have a diverse student body in every sense of that word diversity. >> just like your other panelists have said already, the headline for today is access and opportunity denied. we know that we are stronger. our schools are s...