Affirmative actionAffirmative action is a policy created in the 1960s to ensure the elimination of discrimination and support races that suffered from discrimination by giving minorities an advantage over whites if they try to gain in college or getting a job. However, in the years since, affirmative action has caused reverse discrimination and has gone against the sole intention for which it was created, which was to end discrimination and help minorities become equal to white majorities (whites). . Since affirmative action was so inadequately thought of, it has caused more unintended consequences over the years. Affirmative action was banned in the state of California in 1996 by Proposition 209. Many people today still debate whether affirmative action has a positive or negative effect on the American people. It is obvious that in today's society affirmative action would not be effective and would cause more conflicts such as reverse discrimination and would most likely cause the races who have achieved their dreams with affirmative action...