Affirmative action is just / Wanda Warren Berry -- Affirmative action is unjust / William Bradford Reynolds -- Affirmative action compensates for past discrimination / Diana Axelson -- Affirmative action cannot compensate for past discrimination / Michael Levin -- Affirmative action is economically necessary / Bernard E. Anderson -- Affirmative action is economically unnecessary / Walter E. Williams -- The poor are not treated fairly / Food First -- The poor are treated fairly / Michael Novak -- The poor need outside help / William Ryan -- The poor can help themselves / George Gilder -- Poverty exists in America / Meg Greenfield -- Poverty in America is exaggerated / Howard Banks & Jayne A. Pearl -- Illegal immigration should be stopped / Federation for American Immigration Reform -- Illegal immigration should be allowed / Lou Cannon -- Amnesty should be granted illegal aliens / The American Friends Service Committee -- Amnesty should not be granted illegal aliens / F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. -- Bilingual education is beneficial / Raúl Yzaguirre -- Bilingual education is harmful / Richard Rodriquez -- Women are economically exploited / Barbara Ehrenreich & Karin Stallard -- The exploitation of women is exaggerated / Allan C. Carlson -- An argument for 'comparable worth' / Nancy Barrett -- An argument against 'comparable worth' / Orville V. Bergren -- The case for ERA / Cassandra Johnson -- The case against ERA / Phyllis Schlafly.