Cenk Uygur: Should We End Affirmative Action?

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Cenk Uygur made this commentary after President Obama's July 2009 comments about affirmative action after the Ricci v. DeStefano Supreme Court case.

"Crude quotas" are unnecessary and constitutionally impermissible, he said. But, "I do think that there are still circumstances in which on a college admissions or on a hiring decision, taking into account issues of past discrimination or taking into account issues of diversity of a workforce or a student body can still be appropriate," the president said.