I presume that they're talking about a policy something along the line of this:
"Each company must have at least 12% of their employees being black, at least 10% of their employees being Hispanic, at least 3% of their employees being Asian, and at least 2% of their employees being of some other race not mentioned, other than white."
i would support such a policy in higher education, at least in state universities.
im not so sure id support it for private employers.
Wally, I think quotas at state universities are a terrible idea. As I'm sure you know, there are always tiers of state schools, with the flagship school being the most competitive, then the level right below the top, maybe another level, and then community colleges.
It does the intended beneficiaries of quotas no favor to put them in an environment in which they cannot compete, and it is completely unfair to have a totally different standard for admission based on race/ethnicity. Then you get into the ugly situation of people trying to prove they belong to one race or another to get preferential treatment. It's an American version of the Nuremberg Laws. Horrible.
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