Topic: We should end affirmative action
affirmative action places encourages universities and employers to select otherwise less qualified candidates on the basis of race and results in the selected candidates struggling at their new job/school.
Affirmative action policies are no  longer needed in this country.
affirmative action prevents discrimination by employers
Affirmative action privileges people based on characteristics outside of their control, and therefore is an unjust government system and is discriminatory.
affirmative action punishes qualified candidates based on their skin color.
affirmative action puts people in jobs that they are not qualified for instead of someone who is
Affirmative action reinforces stereotypes. If a person is given a job purely because of affirmative action and he does poorly, it may perpetuate the idea that all members of his race/ethnic group are incompetent.
affirmative action remains necessary while minorities are still discriminated against
affirmative action results in a reduction of the quality of our workforce.  the best candidate should always get the job
affirmative action results in unfair discrimination for other groups, many more people are now losing out because there are supposedly in a majority group which excludes them from many opportunities.
affirmative action seeks to face discrimination and promote equity
affirmative action serves only to give advantages to those currently disadvantaged by existing systems.
affirmative action serves to reverse past prejudices by guaranteeing spots (in a school, government, etc.) for previously disadvantaged minorities.
affirmative action sets people up to fail, as they are approved based on race, not merit
affirmative action should be allowed as people in minority background need this to help them succeed.
affirmative action should be continued as a way of correcting discrimination of the past
affirmative action should be ended as it actually prevents an employer from hiring a better qualified employee and creates negativity in the workplace
affirmative action should be ended as it can favour the minorities and promote reverse discrimination
affirmative action should be ended as it just benefits certain people.
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from a disadvantaged background who have got to where they are through their own merit
affirmative action should be ended because it devalues the achievements of people from minority backgrounds who have obtained their positions on merit alone
affirmative action should be ended because it is a form of discrimination
affirmative action should be ended because it still reinforces sterotypes
affirmative action should continue because people are still discriminated against today and this needs to stop.
affirmative action should not be ended because discrimination against people from mnority backgrounds still exists
affirmative action should not be ended because minorities are still too often discriminated against
affirmative action shouldn't end because it helps those that are usually walked on in life a chance to suceed