In the end, arguing about affirmative action in selective colleges is like arguing about the size of a spigot while ignoring the pool and the pipeline that feed it. Slots at Duke and Princeton and Cal are finite.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't want affirmative action - too much affirmative, not enough action.
If diversity is what is a central value in every selective university in the United States, then it ought to be seen as a compelling interest by the Supreme Court.
Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.
I think that affirmative action programs can be very important.
I don't know what this definition of affirmative action is for some.
Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
Affirmative action works but we're going to need to muster all our political resources if we are to keep it in place.
If we are prepared to invest the necessary time and effort, affirmative action can contribute to Harvard's quality and not detract from it.
Affirmative action is an effort to include every aspect of society in the decision making.
You can't be a minority in this society without having someone express disapproval about affirmative action.
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