Does Affirmative Action work? Is it helping society or doing more harm than good?

(I wrote this this morning. When I logged on tonight and saw D Weezy's Blog, I figured this is probably a perfect time to post.)

What is AFFIRMATIVE ACTION supposed to do?
Affirmative action generally means giving preferential treatment to minorities in admission to universities or employment in government & businesses. The policies were originally developed to correct decades of discrimination and to give disadvantaged minorities a boost. The diversity of our current society (as opposed to that of 50 years ago) seems to indicate the programs have been a success. But now, many think the policies are no longer needed and that they lead to more problems than they solve.

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