Talk:Racial quota
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[edit] Rewrite
This topic is seriously PoV biased. I agree with most of it...but its really biased against quotas.
131.109.147.121 14:20, 12 May 2006 (UTC)Lisette
[edit] Old version =
Something is fishy with the last complete rewrite of the article. I notice, some useful info is lost. Mikkalai 04:50, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Old verion:
Racial quotas in employment and education represent proportions of underrepresented racial minorities that a company or school seeks in hiring, promotion, admissions or graduation. When the total number of jobs or enrollment slots is fixed, this proportion may get translated to a specific number. In education, this kind of quota is also known as Numerus clausus.
Advocates of affirmative action programs vigorously deny that these programs involve "quotas", and regard the term "racial quotas" as particularly divisive in that it is assumed to be backed by the force of law to enable or disable certain linked programs or benefits based solely upon attainment of the one "quota" measure.
Opponents of quotas object that one group is favored at the expense of another whenever a quota is invoked, i.e. it displaces another individual from another group, presumably individuals that would normally be favored on another more objective metric, such as test scores or previous achievements. Advocates point out that the quotas may compensate for other groups being unfairly favored somehow.
- Good point. I'm changing it back to the old version along with some changes, unless anyone objects. Magnum Opus
[edit] Choice of words, POV, everything!
What the hell is a "terrorist country"?! What kind of term is that?!? 209.226.121.182 02:29, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
- A country with links to terrorists, such as Iran. Skinnyweed 15:11, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Article Name
I have moved the article from Racial quota to Racial quotas because the article itself starts off with the plural JianLi 23:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
