I'm not one that believes that affirmative action should be based on one's skin color or one's gender, I think it should be done based on one's need, because I think if you are from a poor white community, I think that poor white kid needs a scholarship just as badly as a poor black kid.
J. C. WattsWhen it comes to the American dream, no one has a corner on the market. All of us have an equal chance to share in that dream.
J. C. WattsAmericans are hungry for a discussion on policy solutions to the problems in their communities that work.
J. C. WattsAffirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team.
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