Affirmative Action is a program of opportunity; it is not a program of discrimination. This is the major argument people use in defending Affirmative Action. Whites claim they are now discriminated against because of this program and that minorities get the upper hand for the sake of filling a quota. However, Affirmative Action's mission is about opening up equal opportunity and ensuring equal opportunity with equal results.
The most prominent form of affirmative action centers on access to education, particularly admission to universities and other forms of tertiary instruction. Race, et...