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Hindu community remains divided with many in opposition to the measure<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones<\/a>\u00a0(R-San Diego)\u00a0and\u00a0Senator Shannon Grove<\/a>\u00a0(R-Bakersfield)\u00a0are calling on the governor to veto\u00a0Senate Bill 403<\/a>\u00a0(Wahab), a discriminatory bill that will not only target and racially profile South Asian Californians, but will put other California residents and businesses at risk and jeopardize our state\u2019s innovative edge.<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read the veto request letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve received countless calls from constituents and Californians across the state in opposition to the measure. It\u2019s my job to represent their concerns in Sacramento,\u201d\u00a0said Leader Jones. \u201cWe don\u2019t have a caste system in America or California, so why would we reference it in law, especially if caste and ancestry discrimination are already illegal? We are calling on Governor Newsom to do the right thing and veto this discriminatory, divisive, and unnecessary bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

SB 403 has\u00a0divided the South Asian community and the Legislature<\/a>\u00a0with many Hindu organizations\u00a0strongly opposed<\/a>\u00a0to the bill. Notably, no concrete evidence or data has been provided to show extensive caste discrimination in California. The oft-quoted survey by Equality Labs has been\u00a0deemed unscientific<\/a>\u00a0and the only legal case of caste discrimination in California was\u00a0dismissed<\/a>\u00a0by the Santa Clara Superior County Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cSB 403 will encourage the discrimination and profiling of our South East Asian community, especially those who embrace the Hindu religion,\u201d\u00a0said Senator Grove.\u00a0“The bill’s definition of \u201cperceived position\u201d in a system of social stratification based on inherited attributes is so vague that it will subject businesses to baseless charges of discrimination, making them subject to predatory PAGA lawsuits. Workers can claim discrimination based on their hair color, ancestry, or marital status under this broad definition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below are excerpts from the\u00a0letter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026By adding the term \u2018caste\u2019 to the definition of \u2018ancestry,\u2019 this bill puts our state on track to add the first and only explicitly racially discriminatory term to California law, resulting in the denial of constitutional rights of equal protection and due process for South Asians, and Hindus in particular.<\/p>\n

\u2026Despite a lack of evidence, SB 403 proceeds on the presumption that South Asians are inherently bigoted. To not foresee that some employers will now be wary of hiring South Asians, thereby impacting businesses and innovation in the state, is irresponsible.<\/p>\n

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Beyond the discriminatory intent and impact of SB 403, the definitions of \u2018caste\u2019 and \u2018inherited social status\u2019 in SB 403 are so overly broad that it will open a variety of interpretations and leave millions of Californians vulnerable and subject to accusations of discrimination.<\/p>\n

\u2026 For these reasons, we respectfully request your veto on SB 403 which will have disastrous consequences for California for years to come.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hindu community remains divided with many in opposition to the measure SACRAMENTO\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Senate Minority Leader Brian W. 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