DOES ANYONE THINK A LAW WILL EVER BE PASSED TO PROTECT WHITE MALES, THAT HEVE NOT BEEN IN THE SERVICE, OR ARE NOT HANDICAPPED, IN THE EMPLOYMENT ARENA?
128549
white males are slowly becoming the minority.\nsorry, but, no; i don't think there will be laws protecting white men.\ni don't think there should be ANY law like that. if you can do the job and do it well i don't think it should matter if you are white, brown, black, yellow, or red, male or female.\njust do the danged job and get paid.
266420
Yes.......as a white Southern male I've seen and experienced racism, myself. I've been excluded, leered at, screamed at and taken advantage of. I've felt fear and have had to protect myself. I've been taxed unfairly to pay for racially-motivated legislation. My work AND home neighborhoods have been targeted by minorities to rob and vandalize.\n\nMy city has suffered the ravages of bus sing and unfair teacher retention based on race. I have been discriminated  against in employment because of my race and high level of education and general achievement.\n\nAlthough my race is TEMPORARILY in the majority, here, I cannot take my grievances to any court because the majority is not "protected"..........while the minorities are protected in court as a "persecuted minority".\n\nThe State University that I was attending was totally disbanded and then occupied by court-order by an historically minority university that has deliberately thumbed its nose at the friendly courts and refused to integrate the requested 27%.....and until this day has decreased its population of white students down below 9%.\n\nHowever, I am not bitter. I love it here in my city and hope that any/all minorities that have misunderstood the majority stance on these subjects will come to some common-sense reassessments of their positions.\n\nI hope for peace and prosperity for all of my fellow Southern citizens.......with plenty of happiness and health thrown in for good measure.
654080
So true!  If all the documentation looks right on paper, then the employer would be in violation of the law for not hiring them.  We'd all accuse them of discrimination.  What a joke!  The employers can't win for loosing, it's double jeapordy.  I think we need to put the blame where it belongs.  Boil it down to the bottom of the pot people!  We're dealing with a huge majority of thieves.  I pray non of you get hit.
316726
I think it has to do with greed. The laws have been ignored for decades now because businesses want to hire workers without having to pay them fair wage and benefits. Government generally supports business over the common good so turned a blind eye. It's now coming back to bite them in the ass several decades later. The only thing that would get the government to listen is if there is a terrorist event sponsored by Mexicans...otherwise I'm afraid nothing will......don't forget that this is the country that is outsourcing many white collar and menail service jobs to south Asia and other places. In this country it's every man/person/business for themselves and I predict a continuation of our slow decline due to our lack of interest in the common good.
576683
It'd be case by case....\n\nFor example Salvation army can discriminate against gays.....but they are private.....but they were applying for federal funds...........\n\nprivate means private, the government end is what should be monitored.
664527
the American government is not white supremcist, if it was we would not have affirmative action that hooks up non whites in education, jobs and contracts.  We wouldnt have hate crime laws that only whites are ever charged with.  it is instead pro business and pro israel so whatever corporations and israel says, they do
604473
AMEN! \n\nI am sick of special programs for minorities. Where is the scholarship for the white boy who grew up poor? Certainly he has a much harder time in life than any rich minority.\n\nIf people want to be treated as equals, then they must eliminate the programs that allow them special privileges. Until I see minorities protesting against hiring quotas, hate crime laws, and other such racist things, they will not be seen as "equals". The government has many laws telling me that they are not equal to others, so how can I argue that point?
406367
... well... if a state passed slavery, would you support it... \n\nnow, this isn't quite the same... granted, but I don't think it's right, just because the majority wants it either... \n\nthe simple fact is... minorities get paid less and hired less when there is no affirmative action in place... affirmative action tries to fix the problem... \n\nis just ignoring the fact that they get paid less a better way to go?
242066
Absolutely! If employers were (they are suppose to)made to check ss# and other forms of pos. ID and pay legal wages,americans would be more than willling to do the work the gov. claims they won't.I haven't known anyone who wants to be on WELFARE.
213447
I think it's similar to "race discrimination" it's only the whites that do it.\n\nhttp://thebaldchemist.blogspot.com/
531475
Enforcing existing immigration laws would be a step in the right direction.\n\nSittinpretty- My ancestors DID have to join the military to earn respect and rights.  They came from Italy.  It was join America in WWII or rot in a concentration camp.  And that was even after they came legally.  Your sarcastic remark isn't funny.
215892
No, I don't think hate crime legislation can either stamp out racism or prevent violence.\n\nIf teaching the Golden Rule can't prevent some people from growing up racist, how is any law going to succeed?\n\nIf the knowledge that assault and murder are illegal didn't stop that guy in Texas who dragged a black man to death behind his pickup truck, how will adding more years to his sentence make anything right?  Besides, he'll get the needle anyway, what more can the law do?\n\nWhat is the use of a law that says, in effect, YOU MAY NOT THINK THIS, OR THAT, OR THE OTHER THING, AND IF WE FIND OUT THAT YOU DID THEN YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL FOR EVEN LONGER THAN YOU OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE  ???  Who could respect such law? \n\nI've had some -- er, INTERESTING thoughts about some of the people I've encountered on Yahoo Answers; interesting enough to make for lurid headlines and compelling court transcripts.  And I'm a harmless person, if I do say so myself.  Which of us is entirely innocent in his/her thoughts?\n\nI think -- I hope -- that with each generation there will be fewer racists, if only because more people realize that there's no profit in it (economic or otherwise).  This is not something that can be legislated into existence.  The law is an undeniably great thing but it's not the way to fix everything.
552911
I think as long as there are still huge discrepancies and toothless laws that don't really work well in preventing discrimation, there should be some kind of affirmative action programs. I would like to think that at this point all we need are programs which promoted people who are entirely competitive with the rest of the population that is looking to gain college entrance or employment...... Some programs for encouraging people by giving them scholarships, job training or meals in the morning like "Head Start". It is wrong to enforce quotas based solely on race and not on ability and race together. Is this a legal question or it is about ethics and justice? It's been more than 30 years since I read anything by Plato or Kant in college, and I'm not going to debate the Bible. I guess the underlying question here is - how far should you go to try to legislate ethics and morality? In the case of affirmative action, the goal should be to raise up competent and talented minorities. It seems to be working somewhat, though progress seems slow (especially these days). I would not be in favor of continuing "affirmative action" on a permanent basis. Hopefully, soon, we'll not need it any more.
538195
In my honest and humble opinion... I think the government is doing it to avoid a law suit or being labeled as prejudice themselves. The government isn't the ones that said hey im being discriminated against because of my race or nationality it is a few squeaky wheels that messed with the cog so much our government had no choice but to acknowledge there is a difference in skin tones. Its scary that people always blame someone else often our government for their short comings rather than accept that they aren't perfect, learn from their mistakes, move on, and try to become better people by learning from their mistakes.\n\n\nHave a GREAT day!
81610
There is a such thing as "race". It is a way to identify yourself, so you can be categorize for no necessary reason.  You can be White (race) and be Russian, Swedish, Polish, Jewish (ethnicity), but your race is still White. Just like you be can Black, and be Haitian, African, Jamaican.  Affirmative action intentions in the beginning were not the same as it is used today.  Is it still necessary? YES!!! because jobs are not available to everyone equally, despite experience. It's not just a way to help Blacks or Hispanics, it helps women too. However, it has its faults and setbacks, and should be improved upon.
70787
There has to be some way to form a coalition group made of people representing both "white" society, and natives. With a good effort and a lot of luck (maybe even some good prayers) something has to be found.
670669
If there were no such laws, they would have not been given any chances. As an employer, I am very discriminatory in my hiring practices. I do not discriminate against race or religion, however, because the laws are the way they are, I am forced to consider people for employment who I otherwise would have not even accepted their resume. Because of this I have been fortunate enough to acquire some very good employees..