Affirmative action is the equal employment of all races and sexes.
In a nutshell it says that if you have a ten percent black population than you must have ten percent black workers. It states that you must hire minorities but the extent depends on the state laws. The battle on weather the affirmative action system is working is most visible in the state of California. The legislature in California passed the proposition 209 bill. This bill states that all people are equal under the constitution and that everybody has the same opportunity regardless of race, sex, religion or ethic background.