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Originally posted by Eclipse:
The problems come in when folks don't want to do the work to make sure they are recruiting qualified applicants. They wait for Malik Jackson with an engineering degree from Howard to walk in off the street and apply for a job. But you see Malik heard from his frat brothers that company never hires Black folks, plus, when he was doing his rounds of interviewing they never came to Howard. So folks sit around and wonder "Why are we not getting qualifed Black applicants? There must not be any! Since the receptionists' baby daddy went to GA Tech on a football scholarship for 2 years and majored in engineering, lets give him the job so that we can say we hired one this year." Now, they've just lowered their standards, all under the guise of AA. Then when baby daddy can't perform, they either carry him (and his white co-workers begin to say you can't fire someone in a protected class) or they fire him and everyone says "See! Told you Affirmative Action did not work!!"
Folks will take into consideration things like culturally biased tests (like the SAT--the validity of that is a whole 'nother story though!), inferior inner city schools, etc. and make allowances to level the playing field.
Sorry for the book!! I hope it all makes sense! 
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LOL Eclipse!!!!
This was my understanding all along. You have just solidified my response to others who come to me with the same questions. Thanks.
"Rather it seems that if you have less than a 3.0, but yet you have something else to bring to the table then you will still be admitted. Which in my opinion is totally fair.."
I totally agree with you Inspired One.