Are minority set aside programs morally acceptable?

Are minority set aside programs morally acceptable? Affirmative action programs have been set up in the best interest of minorities. While the idea is a good one the problem lies in the fact that one group of people is being penalized for something that was done by people who for the most part are dead. At its heart, the controversy over affirmative action is a controversy about justice. When we try to determine the justice …

…comes to hiring a person based on their skin color. To be quite honest people for the most part today organizations look at a person for what skills they possess instead of their skin color. Works Cited Schulman, Miriam, "Is There a Different Way to Frame the Debate Over Race-Based Preference?", Issues in Ethics - V. 7, N. 3 Affirmative Action or Negative Action, 1996 Unknown, United States Air Force, AF Pamphlet 36-2241, Volume 1, Washington D.C., 2003, pp 77