Dan Serron Mr. Hardy English 11R May 15 2003 The Crime of Affirmative Action Is it just that qualified student with the credentials to get into the college of his choice is not admitted because of the color of his skin? Is affirmative action really the answer to diversifying our college campuses? According to columnist Maryanne George, "The key issue...is weather or not the use of race is legal under the Constitution's 14th Amendment-commonly known as …showed first 75 words of 1501 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1501 total…hard working students who have the credentials to be admitted to the college of there choice but are not admitted. Less qualified students are being enrolled instead of them just because they are of a different race. At has been said time and time again that all men are created equal, if this is true than how can we have a system of admissions that gives one group of people an advantage over another another?