Another Immigrationist Import: India’s Caste Discrimination

By Selwyn Duke

Ninety percent of American Hindus voted for Barack Obama, but this doesn’t mean they subscribe to his anti-discrimination rhetoric (any more than he does). In fact, says an Indian prelate, many of them not only discriminate, but apply what may be the world’s strictest form of discrimination: India’s caste system.

So writes Joseph D’Souza, archbishop of the Anglican Good Shepherd Church of India. He says that even though India has banned “the practice of ‘untouchability,’” it “has not made any dent in the caste mindset of privileged Indians.” And now, via immigration, this system has been brought to our shores.

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