The divisive debate over California's anti-caste bill
California will become the first US state to ban caste discrimination if the legislation is approved.
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California will become the first US state to ban caste discrimination if the legislation is approved.
California SB-403: Is Caste A Dog-whistle Term? Instead of treating caste as a Hindu practice, it claims that caste is universal:
The California Senate has overwhelmingly passed a legislation seeking to explicitly ban caste discrimination, in a historic move that would make America's most populous State also the country's first to outlaw caste-based bias.
California State Senate has passed SB 403, an Anti-Racism Legislation
Passed by 34-1 vote, the bill - SB 403, would make California the first US state to add caste as a protected category in its anti-discrimination laws.