I understand your frustration, but I think it misses the point behind attempts at DEI hiring. It's that if you don't push people to look outside their network, they will never even bring in the minorities to interview at all. I tend to agree -- if you have the stellar AA candidate in front of you, they tend to be treated pretty fairly. But what's far more likely, is that I send a referral for a colleague I know from another experience, who is likely white -- and we never even look at the other guys resume.