I do not wish to get into an argument about race, but I will point out one fact that I personally know of. A while back when Affirmative Action was initiated, many professional exams had to be dumbed down in order to get some minority qualifications to choose from. I know really good people that were not chosen, even though their testing was exemplary and many minorities that were able to retake tests until they could meet the minimum qualifying score. This is fact. This is why I am against Affirmative Action. Not because of the ethnicity, but because some folks were not required to compete fairly for positions. If you tell a firefighter that they have to be able to carry a 250lb man out of a building and then tell women that are competing that they only have to carry, say a 100lbs, then you are doing a disservice to the community. If you are hiring, you should choose the best qualified to get the job done. Charity belongs in the churches.