1. Education and Affirmative Action
And gaining entry to America's elite universities is difficult; the perception, right or wrong, that race can in some circumstances trump merit strikes many as unjust, not least because universities play a large role in social mobility. " The main problem with affirmative action in today's society is that it attempts to provide a broad-brush solution when perhaps a more case-by-case analysis needs to be applied. ... Various legal disputes have been held over affirmative action in regards to college admissions, with one of the most important being held in 2009. ... The legal battle...
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