If society and the courts truly want to implement a system of affirmative action, they should do it income based as opposed to racially. Minorities are highly over-represented in the poverty scale, so it would be very beneficial to them, as well as poor caucasians– therefore ensuring justice for ALL citizens. Implementing affirmative action based on poverty is consistent with the 14th Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and fosters a system of helping the poor rather than furthering a system of racial segregation.