Connerly pushed the hardest for race-neutral college admissions, largely under the guise that racial preference is wrong and unconstitutional no matter who is being discriminated against. Racial and ethnic discrimination is reprehensible, morally indefensible and destructive of the most fundamental values of a democracy. It seems ironic that if people were shown only this last quote, universally most would agree with it. We also believe that affirmative action, with its policy of racial preferences, is also reprehensible and unconstitutional. Affirmative action also impedes race relations.
Minorities are aware of affirmative action's connoitations, and often act accordingly.
Affirmative action, it seems, breeds suspicion on both sides. Race-conscious policies make people conscious of race. Colin Powell is frequently brought up as a product of Army affirmative action. Again, it is shown that performance can most certainly be a measure for advancement. Note the word fairness .