Each admission decision relates to a human being who has his or her own paper trail of grades, test scores and extracurricular activities. Where's your sense of fairness?
Diversity means people and groups can have different characteristics. Affirmative action plasters over real diversity.
Years/Generations of racism plastered over "real" diversity. Affirmative action tries to counteract that.
I supported AA for that reason 40 years ago. It's been at least two generations now and, as Justice O'Connor wrote, was never intended to be permanent.
You yourself posted an article showing how applicants don't get interviews if they have a black sounding name