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" Anchor - "unhappy with the current immigration laws"? Why? There seems to be no one obeying them now.

The problem is that there is an immigration problem in that people have been coming over here illegally and when the laws FINALLY are being enforced (even a little), they whine and complain about it being "unfair". Cry me a river.

An illegal immigrant by their very definition are breaking the law - and the law is finally being addressed and enforced.

If you don't like the law - work to get it changed. Otherwise, get your jammies and blanky and I'll tell you a bedtime story. "

" adonis - well your assumtion is wrong. I am talking about a wide variety of NON-whites. You saying, "...There only seems to be one complaining about unfairness" I assume you mean us pesky black people. Your assertion there is wrong as well. I think the Latino community would count as non-white and they are none to happy with the current immigration laws. Can you think of any other non-whites that might be a little unhappy? You can do it if you try. "

" Buckeye - the point I was making was addressing your assertion that the racial "playing field" is now level. I matters not who you have at your Thanksgiving table. If you think racial equality has been met, I am saying you are out of touch. "

" The term "reverse discrimination" is, in and of itself, racist. It's just plain discrimination, no matter who's being discrimanated against.

Affirmative action has out-lived it's usefullness. If there is more than one candidate for a job, school, promotion, whatever, then the candidates should be judged on their merits ALONE. Skin color, sex, sexual orientation, etc., should have no more weight than the color of a persons' shoes.
It is equally discriminatory to hire a black/Hispanic person because of their race as it is to NOT hire them because of their race.
If one person is chosen over another because of race no matter which race is which, it is discrimination, plain and simple. "

" Get rid of affirmative action-it's reverse discrimination. Those of us who have experienced it know what it feels like. "

" Obama supporters, especially Black supporters, were quick to brand West Virginia and Pennsylvania Hillary voters as racist. Maybe Blacks, who voted for Obama over 95%, could share the real reason they support him. Oprah, who had never endorsed a Presidential Candidate, endorsed Obama, because like her, he is Black.
Racism was never what it was construed to be by Black politicians. I venture Black representation in the political and entertainment field is greater than their population representation. It is time all affirmative action programs ended. "

" I just don't see where females working the same job get paid less, nor do I see how blacks get paid less than whites or hispanics or whatever racial group you want to throw in.

A job pays x-amount. If you are qualified, you get hired. If you excel in your job, you get promoted and a raise.

Affirmative Action *may* have been needed at one time, but that time has passed.

None of us owned slaves. I've never made a black person sit in the back of the bus, nor have I made them drink out of separate water fountains.

I just don't see a need to continue the legalization of reverse discrimination. Of course, there's always those who will want something for nothing, and AA does this. "

" I strongly urge everyone to read Shelby Steele's wonderful collection of essays entitled "The Content of our Character". It is a lucid and wonderfully readable analysis of racial politics in this country. "

" Perhaps the reasons affirmative action is taking steps backward is because EQUAL opportunity now exists. Different and equal is what America should be about, not reverse discrimination to make up for past sins of our parents, grandparents and ancestors. It is time to move into the 21st century. Stop holding onto the past and the biases and prejudices of that last century. Gary Orfield, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others need victims of racism to justify their pathetic existence. It makes them feel important and validates their lives. Without racism, they have nothing. "

" to Anchor: I would guess that the majority of people I work with every day are non-white. They think the US is more than fair. I think when you say "non-white" you mean one race in particular. There only seems to be one complaining about unfairness. "

" Anchor I have lived among minoritys most of my life and there has been black folks at the thanksgiving table at my house for over 30 years . They know my kids and grandkids I talk to people of color every day. Yet afermitive action and redefineing raceism is wrong . "

" to The Original JD - I'm with you!!!! You exressed my feelings exactly!!!!!

Mr. Obama is still bi-racial always has been, always will be. . . . "

" Affirmative actions loss is the Socialist party's gain......... "

" Affirmative Action is, by its very use, discriminatory. How can one create a quota system based on race, where it is not the best person who gets the job, but the (assumed) best person from a given race? Why should others not get the job just because their skin is not the right color to fill the government required quota of races? America needs to quit drawing racial lines. We need to get rid of words like African American, Asian American, etc. We are all Americans, and drawing line within the nationality does nothing but create racial lines which we propagate through our own terminology. "

" Oh, the delicious irony ... muwhahahahha. "

" All you have to do is look at the comments in this paper, and you quickly realize that people still "discriminate". However, I think we are getting to the point where people are discriminating against uneducated, gang banging, theiving, thugs, versus any particular color. Oh, and let's not EVEN bring up the differences between male and female wages. Women STILL make less than men for NO reason other than the fact that there are female.

I would agree that the Al Sharpton's and Jesse Jackson's of the world need to refocus their efforts to educating "their people" on how to act civilized and become educated. For that matter, red-neck hillbillies have to get the same freakin clue. The distance between the "haves" and "have nots" is not about money or the "man", it is about education and taking advantage of the opportunities given to each of us. Some people figure it out, others don't. Where there is envy and pride, there is discrimination. "

" I'm a victim. He's a victim. She's a victim. Wouldn't you like to be a victim too? "

" Lurg86 - I agree with your assessment of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. Spike Lee's most recent troubles with Clint Eastwood were also moronic. But I think you are off the point when you equate having a Black Presidential Candidate with racial equality in the country. One thing does not mean the other. I admit times have changed in regard to racial relations and equality, for the better. However, there is still plenty of work to be done. I pray for the day that Al and Jesse no longer have a job. "

" Buckeye - While I am not in favor of affirmative action, your suggestion that the "playing field" is now level indicates you are not very connected to reality. My suggestion; See if you can stomach talking with people who are not white from time to time. Maybe you can get a more diverse perspective. "

" The proponets of afermitive action have always used the scoreboard as to judge the levelness of the playing field . Now that the scoreboard shows the field is level they want to change the way they measure. No matter if its raising the bar , or moving the goalposts , they will keep redefineing raceism in order to keep themselvs in the victoms class they so mutch enjoy . "

" Wouldn't it be a shame if after all these years the Al Shartptons and the Jesse Jacksons had to actually get a real job? I think the time is come for the race baiters to get out and finally go to work. How can he have discrimination rampant in this country as these men have claimed for decades while the democratic candidate for president is black? Is there argument going to be he is not black enough? I noticed Al Sharpton earlier this week already said O'Bama is not a descendant of a slave, is that wrong? It sure seems obvious Sharpton and Jackson and others in their line of work seem to be running out of job security. It is time for all race baiters to get a real job and start paying taxes like everyone else. "