Bill Clinton: “And if they're not race-based, they---- [Ms. Chavez stated that affirmative action efforts that were not raced- based…”

“And if they're not race-based, they---- [Ms. Chavez stated that affirmative action efforts that were not raced- based but aimed at educational disadvantage, social disadvantage, or economic disadvantage would be acceptable but should involve more than just letting people in the door. She said she resented the assumption that minorities were incapable of meeting the same standards. The Vice President said that while human nature was vulnerable to prejudice, people have the ability and the national responsibility to overcome this vulnerability and its consequences. He stated that cross-cultural contacts were obviously rewarding, that opportunities for them should be more available, and that affirmative efforts must keep going forward. Mr. Canady stated that conservatives did not want to end the effort but did want to stop classification based on race.]”