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Eliminating Race Does Not Benefit Whites

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In The Shape of the River, written by former university presidents William Bowen of Princeton University and Derek Bok of Harvard University, the authors pointed out that eliminating considerations of race would have increased the likelihood of admission for white applicants at selective undergraduate institutions from 25% to only 26.5%.  That is because there are so many more white students than there are disadvantaged minorities, that eliminating race as a factor in admissions will have minimal benefits for whites. 

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"We Need Affirmative Action" AAAA

• Affirmative Action is Necessary
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• Diversity is a Compelling State Interest
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• Discrimination Continues to Exist
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• To End Racism We Must Take Account of Race
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• Eliminating Race Does Not Benefit Whites
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• Opponents Mis-Characterize Affirmative Action
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• Dr. Martin Luther King Would Have Supported Affirmative Action
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• The Changing Demographics Call for Affirmative Action
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"Affirmative Action is Divisive" Center for Equal Opportunity

• Only Kind of “Affirmative Action” at Issue is Racial Discrimination
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• The Only Issue is Whether the Benefits Outweigh the Costs
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• The Two Claimed Benefits of Affirmative Discrimination Not Persuasive
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• There Are Many Undeniable Costs to the Use of Racial Preferences
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• Envision the Society We Want/Ask if Preferences Will Help Us Get There
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"We Have To Think for Ourselves" Brandon Brice

• The Equal Opportunity Act Was Not About “Quotas”
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• The Bigger Picture of What’s Wrong With Black America
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• Lack of Preparation
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"Definitely" BAMN

• As Long as Racism and Sexism Exist, Affirmative Action is Still Needed
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• GPA and Standardized Test Scores are NOT Neutral Measures of Merit
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• Racism is the Cause of the "Badge of Inferiority"
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• Banning Affirmative Action Resegregates Higher Education
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• How to Keep Our Nation on the Path to Equality
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"Moving Beyond Race and Gender" Jennifer Gratz

• Equal Opportunity for All
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• The Constitutionality of Affirmative Action
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• Our National Tragedy
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