Education could help connections with people and employers!

I can see that the debate over the Prop 209 Initiative has a great deal of validity from both the opposition and the supporters of the original initiative.

This initiative could have a huge impact on people's ability to form connections with others, by threatening the ability of corporations to recruit educated minorities and women. Education builds self-esteem, character and brings opportunity to move yourself and your family into a better way of life. When you feel better about yourself, you connect better. California employers who have affirmative action programs in place to diversify their workforce find that they have a substantial economic advantage in the global marketplace over those who do not. Being able to pool from educated minorities and women will help keep Americans employed.

Tiny bit of History: Supporters of Proposition 209 contended that existing affirmative action programs led public employers and universities to reject applicants based on their race, and that Proposition 209 would "restore and recreate the historic Civil Rights Act." While Hundreds of students at U.C. Berkeley protested against the implementation of Proposition 209. Opponents of Proposition 209 argued that it would end affirmative action practices of tutoring, mentoring, outreach and recruitment of women and minorities in California universities and businesses. Immediately after passage of Proposition 209, students held demonstrations and walk-outs in protest at several universities including U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Santa Cruz, and San Francisco State University.