California lawmaker introduces bill to ban caste discrimination in state FMTNews FMTWorld
WASHINGTON: A bill to ban caste discrimination was introduced in the California Senate on Wednesday by a Democratic lawmaker, which, if passed, could make California the first US state to outlaw the practice, a problem for the state’s substantial South Asian diaspora.
The issue is particularly important to Americans of Indian descent and Hindus. India’s caste system is among the world’s oldest forms of rigid social stratification. India outlawed caste discrimination over 70 years ago, yet several studies in recent years show that bias persists. One study found people from lower castes were underrepresented in higher-paying jobs.
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