Bill to ban caste discrimination by California State Senate – The California State Senate in the USA passed a Bill to ban caste discrimination, bringing California a step closer to banning caste-based discrimination in the state. The Bill will be presented to the State Assembly for consideration. Seattle was the first city in the United States of America to pass legislation banning caste-based discrimination, with the voting 6-1.
Article by Migration Policy Institute –
- as of 2019, there were 14.1 million immigrants from Asia residing in the United States, representing a 29-fold increase from 1960.
- Asians registered 31% of the 44.9 million immigrants in the United
- States.
- Since 2013, India and China have been the leading origin countries, replacing Mexico.
- In 2019, India, China and the Philippines were the top origin countries of immigrants.
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