So are you saying that minorities are not as intelligent or as qualified enough as to meet the same criteria(s) as white(s)? Hmmmm, I just want to know where youre coming from on this...(Not calling you a Racist or anything) Can YOU provide evidence where "several top tier candidates to be passed over because they are white and they are male"?
If so LINK US UP to some stats.

.....If not youre offering us an opinion(as AZZHAT does on this subject). Some people are going to believe me, some are not. I can't change that no matter how much information I provide. No matter what scenarios I offer, people will continue to believe what they want to believe, and there's really no way to debate with anyone who refuses to question what they THINK they know about something (which is usually based solely on assumptions). Again AA is not a hand out as you would have people think. It is a program to assist minorities with the qualifications that companies seek have an equal ACCESS at the position.
The "evidence" is that AA was created in the first place.
In a perfect world this may exist for the majority of cases but I got to tell you a little secret......Now pay attention...........RACISM STILL EXISTS TODAY.
A little fact that most people probably are unaware of: Veterans, women, and people with disabilities (if memory serves me correctly, this is referring to physical disabilities, such as those requiring the use of wheelchairs, etc.) are covered under AA. It's HARDLY just a black/white issue but the media and information strewn about and pawned off as "fact" sure would lead us to believe that it is.
I wont lose sleep being concerned over your responding to my post----

I will just follow my signature line below in reference to you.