I am in favor of affirmative action...for all people who are socioeconomically disadvantaged regardless of the pigment of their skin...
Just imagine a country where you were truly just helped based on your needs and not what color your skin is, country of origin, your ancestor's passage to our country...
Just look at the issue and help whoever you are regardless of all that...just imagine how much racism would go away if we stopped talking about race in America...
Just Imagine
If we took every program and said instead of the current criteria, the new criteria would be:
1. What is your income and assets
2. What was your parents income, assets, years of education
3. What percentage of your school district was eligible for free/reduced lunch programs
4. What was your grandparents income, assets and years of education
5. What percentage of your school district: scores over 1200 on the SATs, Goes to college, graduated HS, scores over 80% above average on standardized tests
6. Have you ever owned your own business before
7. Are you hungry
8. Do you have healthcare and/or health insurance
9. Are you homeless
10. Do you need help and/or have a disability
By rephrasing the question in terms of need instead by race, we turn all the negativity and infighting amongst the poor and disadvantaged into a real advocacy for the needy to get to the next level...
As I said...Just Imagine...and lets stop all racism once and for all...