Legislation was introduced to cut down immigration and to promote equal opportunities for ethnic minority communities. 3.3 million Britons are now from an ethnic minority which accounts for 5.5% of the population, but there are numerous differences between the groups in their standards of living, access to opportunities such as jobs, education or housing, as well as in their belief systems, likes and dislikes. ... The first Afro Caribbeans arrived in 1948 to work in public transport, manufacturing and the National Health Service.According to the Office for National Statistics figures for 1...

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Those in favor of affirmative action base much of their argument on the history and statistics of diversity and equality within the United States. ... In the United States today, women only account for thirty percent of the workforce even though they account for fifty percent of the population (Quinn, 2002). Furthermore, in the Fortune 500 companies, "95 percent of the holders of top corporate positions are white men, yet they make up only 39 percent of the adult population" (Feagin, 256). ... For example, in California when an affirmative action policy was dropped at a law school, admissio...

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Hispanic or Latino may be used interchangeably with each other, as may Black or African American be used interchangeably. ... Unfortunately, many of these students will not reach that goal, especially if they are Hispanic or African American. This is simply reflecting statistics that even though more minorities are enrolling in college, the rates of success for these students are still shockingly lower than those of their Asian or white counterparts. ... In 2013, there are 12.8 million people on welfare in the United States, of which 39.8 percent are black and 15.7 percent are Hispanic (Welfar...

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The only problem is that it discriminates against the larger portion of the population, namely whites and men. ... Affirmative action originally began in the United States to remedy the past discrimination against minorities, particularly African-Americans. ... Eventually, these laws expanded to incorporate women and other ethnic minorities including American Indians and Hispanics. ... Statistics from universities across the nation show alarming trends of the double standards of admissions that affirmative action creates. ... These statistics wouldn't be bad if the minorities were bett...

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Instead of treating minorities like equals, it treats them like they are better than other members of the population and puts white males in a disadvantage like the minorities once were. ... A 1995 report released by the university said that "9.7 percent of all applicants were African-Americans. ... The average grade point average for an accepted African-American student was 3.66 with an SAT score of 1030." These statistics demonstrate the reverse discrimination against white college applicants due to affirmative action. ... In 1860, only 15% of American women were in the paid labor force. ...

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Only one African-American entered the incoming class of 271. Fourteen African-Americans has been admitted however none chose to attend Berkeley. ... Since Proposition 209 made it illegal to consider race or gender in admissions, the number of African Americans in the freshman class dropped 51%, Chicano/Latinos dropped 43%, and American Indians fell 39% at Cal Berkeley alone. ... By looking at all these statistics and facts it just shows that affirmative action did not do any good, minorities are now not being admitted regardless of their standings. ... Women also now constituted most o...

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