Prop. 209
The fall of affirmative action signals that just maybe California is becoming cognizant of such a racist system. Opponents of Prop. 209 argue that affirmative action is an effort to create equality between the races. Yet, this system of legalized discrimination only furthers the gap from a colorblind society.
A system that admits individuals to colleges and jobs based on their ethnicity and not their ability is a travesty of the American dream of “all men are equal.” Under affirmative action, all men are not treated equally. It is pure discrimination when individuals are not admitted to a college or hired for a job because they are the wrong color or gender. All people deserve equal opportunities based on their abilities, not their ethnicity or gender.
JENNIFER J. GARRETT
Mission Viejo
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