<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Reconsidering Affirmative Action: A Call for Individual Merit</dc:title><dc:date>1999-01-01</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_002_6_36_14_0076</dc:identifier><dc:description>The author expresses concerns about affirmative action programs, stating that they have evolved into quotas and reverse discrimination which perpetuate discrimination rather than ending it. The author supports a colorblind society where individuals are judged on merit and calls for a reconsideration of affirmative action programs.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>