The point of DEI stuff is basically when you have multiple equally qualified people, you choose the one that brings more diversity to your work force. Diversity is very useful. People from different backgrounds will come up with different solutions to problems. You may get a solution that wouldn’t have been thought of otherwise.

DEI is usually not hiring under-qualified people. That’d be stupid.

(I’m a straight white man. I’m not saying this from a position of benefiting from it.)