Interest Groups Say on Affirmative Action

ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) 

Affirmative action is one of the most effective tools for redressing the injustices caused by our nation’s historic discrimination against people of color and women, and for leveling what has long been an uneven playing field. We need affirmative action now more than ever.

LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)

LULAC strongly supports equal opportunity for employment, promotion and contracting, as well as equal access to quality educational opportunities. Affirmative action is necessary to help level the playing field. Those who oppose affirmative action, directly or indirectly, are inviting wholesale racial and gender discrimination into the work place. LULAC favors strengthening affirmative action programs so that they will better address the needs of the Hispanic community.

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

NAACP urges states that have abandoned affirmative action policies for higher education. The NAACP works tirelessly to end racial discrimination to ensuring the political, social, and economic equality of all people. 

NOW (National Organization for Women)

Affirmative Action is fair! Affirmative Action is necessary so that women and people of color of every economic class have the opportunity to enter all fields. Affirmative Action helps qualified candidates overcome racism and sexism. Affirmative Action = Equal Opportunities. Until women and people of color get equal pay and education, we need affirmative action.

AAAA (American Association on Affirmative Action)

They promote understanding and advocacy of affirmative action to enhance access and equality in employment, economic and educational opportunities.

CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations)

“We believe this attempt to ban affirmative action is actually against the interest of the state and those that want equality not only for minorities but also for women,” said Muneer Awad, CAIR-Oklahoma executive director. “We think this is about equal opportunity and getting rid of affirmative action is a step in the wrong direction.” -Muneer Awad, CAIR-Oklahoma executive director