Americans do more or less support affirmative action programs, but the details matter: > "Poll results vary widely, for example, according to specific question

Americans do more or less support affirmative action programs, but the details matter: > "Poll results vary widely, for example, according to specific question wordings. In general, historical polling data show that Americans have an overall positive view toward "affirmative action" and programs that increase opportunities for minorities, so long as these do not confer an unfair advantage for minorities in the form of "preferential treatment" or "lower standards." More concretely, compare the following proposition: > "Setting quotas for the number of racial minorities hired or accepted, but requiring them to meet the same standards as others (66% favor, 32% oppose)" To this one: > "Setting quotas for the number of racial minorities hired or accepted even if it means lowering the standards in order to make up for past discrimination (18% favor, 79% oppose)" Source: https://news.gallup.com/poll/7660/gallup-brain-bakke-affirmative-action.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/7660/gallup-brain-bakke-affirma...