Seattle on Tuesday became the first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination and the first in the world to pass such a law outside South Asia.
People react to the passing of an ordinance to add caste to Seattle's anti-discrimination laws in the Seattle City Council chambers on Tuesday.“This could generate more anti-Hindu discrimination and could dissuade employers from hiring South Asians,” she said. “The community that is being impacted is deeply divided on this issue.”
“That’s like saying gender discrimination laws single out all men,” she said. “And just because we have a small population that is experiencing that doesn’t make it any less important.” Sanjay Patel, a tech company owner from the Seattle area, said he never felt discriminated against in the U.S. as a member of a lower caste and that the ordinance pained him because it reminded him of a caste identity, which he thought had become obsolete.Earlier Tuesday morning, several activists braved cold temperatures and wind gusts to line up outside City Hall so they would get a chance to speak to the council before the vote.
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