Financial Arguments Colleges and universities that depend upon a primarily white pool of student applicants will experience a decline in enrollments in the next century because they will be unable to attract enough qualified students and faculty to financially support their institutions. Unless there is an educated minority workforce, the social security system will go bankrupt. Futurists predict that minority workers will enter the workforce in such large numbers that they will essentially be the primary supports of the social security system. Social security recipients, and those retiring in the next 25 years, will be depending upon a well-prepared and educated minority workforce to sustain their social security benefits. A diverse workforce enables U.S. companies to remain competitive internationally, e.g., language and cultural barriers as well as attitudes.
Statistics show that educated persons are less likely to commit crimes.
These same statistics show that educated persons are less likely to depend of public assistance. They also indicate that educated persons are more knowledgeable about better nutrition and live a healthier lifestyle. An educated workforce has more money to spend on its country s goods and services. Companies with diverse workforces will have a competitive edge serving markets that are quickly becoming more multicultural. Reaching our to underrepresented groups serves to improve race relations and can prevent racial tension, which often leads to costly civil disorder.