It has in the past forced companies to lower their standards and has created resentment and animosity between co-workers. This not only affects people s attitudes towards race issues but it also affects morale in the work place as well. When a company has to spend more money, time, and resources training someone for a position, a trickle down effect will eventually reach the consumer. The Armed Forces of the United States is one of the most racially diverse groups in the country, but they do not suffer the same problems with discrimination as do the educational system and the work force. One of the reasons may be the criteria that has been set forth for promotions, and the effectiveness of how this same criteria works.
Most people wish to live in peace and work hard and diligently for what they want.
Dr M. L. King s words of his famous speech should be remembered. I have a dream, that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Then if this phrase is remembered, these laws can be changed for all and for equality. I am an immigrant in this country. As well as being proud of my heritage, I am also proud to be an American.