Affirmative Action Affirmative action has been the subject of increasing debate and tension in American society. Should someone be able to attend a university just because of his or her nationality? This has been a growing debate all over the country. There are two sides of this argument. On one side, you have people that embrace equal opportunity programs, ensuring that every nationality is applicable for the college that they hope to one day attend. …showed first 75 words of 378 total…

…showed last 75 words of 378 total…divisions. An increasingly assertive opposition movement argues that the battle to guarantee equal rights for all citizens has been fought and won – and that favoring members of one group over another simply goes against the American grain. But defenders of affirmative action say that the playing field is not level yet – and that granting modest advantages to minorities and women is more than fair, given hundreds of years of discrimination that benefited whites and men.