Is affirmative action a quota system?
No! While the Supreme Court has a number of times upheld affirmative action programs in education and other contexts, recent Supreme Court cases explicitly state that quotas cannot be used in admissions or hiring. When making such decisions, affirmative action merely takes race and gender into account—it does not make the decision dependent upon it. Who is Ward Connerly? In short: the man behind the crusade against affirmative action nationwide. Connerly, a wealthy African-American businessman, is the champion for tearing down affirmative action. He’s made a career of attacking social justice programs, especially those which primarily benefit African-Americans. Connerly believes that because he, personally, achieved wealth in his life, anyone else can do it, too. Thus, in his mind, affirmative action is superfluous. He says it creates an “invisible wall of difference that sets us apart.” In reality, Connerly is creating a far different wall, one that will continue to separate deserving
