I have to sort of disagree with you there David, this is not an absolute truth. "attracting people to apply is different than giving them preference in any kind of hiring decision".
As an example of what I mean; if you only advertise in Latvian language, then you are not likely to get many French speaking applicants. We all know there is a limit to how much we spend in the budget for hire advertisements.
I hope you recognize that I do see and _understand_ the differences, but as is often the case, the devil is in the details, and generalizations don't get to those details.
I know it may seem as if I am impossible to please about this, but I hope you recognize (and I am sure you do) that it is not -me- you have to try to please, and it is not me that is the impossible part of your equation. The impossible part, from where I sit, is the part of the equation that includes "easy" "quick" or "simple".
I do hope for you to have the best of luck in finding the very best qualified candidates for your companies open positions, I feel sure that your concerns are very admirable, and that your efforts will not go unrewarded (hopefully NOT in the "no good deed goes unpunished" reward vein). and I do believe firmly that everyone in this industry looks like better people when we all (or any of us) strive* for the higher ethical/moral ground, as I feel you are, here and now..
* even if we don't reach that higher ground, at least doing our best in striving for it is about as good as anyone can expect.
imho, ymmv