Affirmative Action, Racial Profiling
The letter of Dec. 3 pertaining to the racist remark (Letters to the Valley Edition) illustrates why one can believe in affirmative action and be against racial profiling without being a hypocrite. These people have been maligned by this country for over 200 years and although there are civil rights laws now on the books, African Americans still do not have an equal footing. And until they do, this special class of citizen deserves special treatment and consideration. As long as there are people who can “logically” believe in racial profiling and be against affirmative action, we can logically oppose both of their positions.
CRAIG LENNON KYSAR
Sherman Oaks
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