I believe in affirmative action. People are not hired BECAUSE they are a certain race/gender/ethnicity. They tend to have qualifications as well.

As someone who has participated in the hiring process, it is very important to support diversity. Not just in those areas but in all facets of experience.

I am a minority, and I have no qualms about being hired because of my qualifications and due to my ethnic status. I feel that it perfectly fair and would add to the dimensions of any organisation to have people from different backgrounds.

If people would actually STUDY affirmative action rather than hearing about it on prime time tv, they might hesitate before making decisions. The statistics for minorities in America is grim.