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BalancedPolitics.org - Affirmative Action (Pros & Cons, Arguments For and Against): "Affirmative action generally means giving preferential treatment to minorities in admission to universities or employment in government & businesses. The policies were originally developed to correct decades of discrimination and to give disadvantaged minorities a boost. The diversity of our current society as opposed to that of 50 years ago seem to indicate the programs have been a success. But now, many think the policies are no longer needed and that they lead to more problems than they solve.

One notable example is a case currently being argued in the Supreme Court concerning admissions to the University of Michigan. The school has a policy of rating potential applicants on a point system. Being a minority student earns you more than twice as many points as achieving a perfect SAT score. Three white students have sued citing this as raced-based discrimination. School officials say that diversity is desirable and affirmative action is the only way to achieve true diversity."