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Caste matters : California Assembly passes anti-caste Bill, soon to make it official state law (www.thenewsminute.com)

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In another significant moment for the movement against caste discrimination in the United States, a Bill to make caste discrimination illegal was passed by the California State Assembly on Monday, August 28, with 50 votes in its favour and only three against it. It was earlier passed by the state's Senate in May this year. With its passage in the state Assembly, California will become the first US state to ban caste discrimination. The legislation will add caste as a protected category under 'ancestry' in California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Education, and Housing codes.

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[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am saying that rich upper caste Indians in the US would vote for the Democrats (because the Democrats promise to solve the issues they face there) while continuing to support rightwing parties back home (to maintain their privileged status). Obviously lower-caste Indian-Americans would also support the Democrats; that goes without saying.

the only things you know about India are what they tell you,

I am an Indian living in India, who has Indian-American friends and relatives. I don't remember any of them supporting Trump; even those who supported the BJP in India supported Sanders or Biden in the US.

[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Did you forget Modi publicly supporting Trump's 2020 presidential bid with "Abki baar Trump sarkar!" and a beaming Trump by his side and a stadium full of cheering Indian-Americans?

@givesomefucks : This was in September 2019 when Indian Americans hosted a 'Howdy Modi' event .

[–] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I didn't. Both Modi and Trump seemed to think that support for the BJP would translate into support for Trump. And yet, Indian-Americans voted overwhelmingly for Biden (see the poll I linked above).