Pros - Affirmative Action
Since
certain ethnic groups, such as Blacks and Native Americans, still have a
greater percentage of people living in rural areas compared to other races, it
is not a surprise that they are less likely to have resources to
grow and prosper like those given the opportunity to achieve such resources.
Some parts of rural schools or areas still do not have access to the internet, or even a computer. Without these fundamental resources that other areas freely use without any thought, those people cannot possibly be able to compete for a spot in a workforce or higher educational facilities.
With Affirmative Action in place, those students or people trying to find a job can have an even playing field as those accepting or hiring can take into account such circumstances and give opportunities to people who would have never had a chance of being accepted into the position.
Students, such as Lewis Stewart in the passage in “The Computer Race Goes to Class” by Kolko, Nakamura, and Rodman, can have the opportunity to compete against other students at entering a higher educational facility. Because Stewart did not have the opportunities other students have, he is only able to read at a fifth-grade level. However, he excels at computer programming. The fact that he can only read at such a low level could hinder his ability for him to further improve his computer programming skills, but given the circumstance that he was raised in, the admission offices could give him the opportunity to study at their facility thanks to the Affirmative Action law.
President Barack Obama approves of Affirmative Action not because he himself is from a minority group, but because “race and class still intersect”.
Kolko, Beth E., Lisa Nakamura, and Gilbert B. Rodman. "The Computer Race Goes to Class." Race in Cyberspace. New York: Routledge, 2000. 198. Print.
Some parts of rural schools or areas still do not have access to the internet, or even a computer. Without these fundamental resources that other areas freely use without any thought, those people cannot possibly be able to compete for a spot in a workforce or higher educational facilities.
With Affirmative Action in place, those students or people trying to find a job can have an even playing field as those accepting or hiring can take into account such circumstances and give opportunities to people who would have never had a chance of being accepted into the position.
Students, such as Lewis Stewart in the passage in “The Computer Race Goes to Class” by Kolko, Nakamura, and Rodman, can have the opportunity to compete against other students at entering a higher educational facility. Because Stewart did not have the opportunities other students have, he is only able to read at a fifth-grade level. However, he excels at computer programming. The fact that he can only read at such a low level could hinder his ability for him to further improve his computer programming skills, but given the circumstance that he was raised in, the admission offices could give him the opportunity to study at their facility thanks to the Affirmative Action law.
President Barack Obama approves of Affirmative Action not because he himself is from a minority group, but because “race and class still intersect”.
Kolko, Beth E., Lisa Nakamura, and Gilbert B. Rodman. "The Computer Race Goes to Class." Race in Cyberspace. New York: Routledge, 2000. 198. Print.