Affirmative action is a temporary solution. Contractors frequently rejected the bids of minority contractors, even when they had submitted the lowest bids. The contractors gave bids to a select few white contractors and failed to notify minority contractors of the opportunities to bid for a contract. Affirmative action does not require giving college admissions spots or government contracts to unqualified women or minorities. Neither has it ever been about quotas.
Rigid quotas are illegal under existing law.
Affirmative action uses flexible goals and timetables to check the progress of efforts being made to provide women and minorities with equal access and equal opportunity. Individuals can suffer discrimination based on their race, national origin, or gender, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Minorities and women who have the same education and training as white males earn less wages and get fewer job promotions they deserve because of discrimination based on race, national origin, or gender.