Papers are piling up on top of a desk. People are running around
trying to meet their deadlines. Assignments are being pushed back to later
dates. Phones are being answered, but put on hold for the next available
representatives. The president of the firm puts out a notice of hire. The
word is spread throughout the business community through the newspaper and
the internet. Resumes are received every business day. The board members
of the firm review hundreds of resumes that are received daily. They rate
the applications according to qualifications and experiences. The names
are disregarded at this point. A dozen of the applicants are chosen, and
notified to setup initial interviews. One applicant meets all the
qualifications, and has had numerous experiences in the field. This
applicant clearly surpasses all the other applicants. The commitee is very
impressed by this young man. He heads home in delight, hoping to hear from
the marketing firm again. Unfortunately, he never hears from
them again. The main reason why he was not chosen, was because of the
color of his skin. Since he is Asian, they could not hire him, because 50%
of their employees are Asian. Under the affirmative action, they must
employ someone who is underrepresented. This type of situation happens
often. It is not the qualifications, but the color of the skin that
employers look for today. Affirmative action is a step backwards. We are
back to color and race differences. We are all Americans and should be
treated as so, not what ethnicity we are. Affirmative action should be
abolished solely because we do not want to make the same mistake our
society made in the past --- discriminate according to color.