President John F. Kennedy first introduced affirmative action in the early 1960s as a way to combat racial discrimination in the hiring process for minority groups and in 1967, it was expanded to include sex. Affirmative action was intended to advance the economic and educational achievement of minorities that had been severely victimized by past discrimination. It was also a way to close the economic gap and social distance between majority and minority groups. Through the years, affirmative action has evolved and been applied and there has been political and legal debate on whether it is fair. I believe the biggest issues with affirmative action today is reverse discrimination and having lower standards of accountability for performance of
