California Prop 209 & Affirmative Action

Proposition 209 was a ballot proposition to end affirmative action in public hiring and college admissions. It was worded to prevent preferences from being granted for minorities or women. Supporters said that the change would create fairness, and they obviously thought the system before that was unfair. They said it was unfair because it meant the most qualified people might not get the job, the contract, or the position in school. They said that less qualified people were being given an unfair advantage because of their gender or race. They said that the right way to do things in America was for race not to be used to discriminate, and they said that race was being used to discriminate against white people under affirma

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