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There are few misconceptions about the recently enacted CAA, that need to be clarified. Citizenship Amendment Act is a law to fast-track citizenship of 'persec
by cmonnow 7y ago
There are few misconceptions about the recently enacted CAA, that need to be clarified.
Citizenship Amendment Act is a law to fast-track citizenship of 'persecuted religious minorities' in 3 neighboring countries Afghanistan/Pakistan/Bangladesh.
It is a case of positive discrimination (affirmative action for the Americans) towards Hindu/Christian/Sikh/Buddhist/Parsi refugees.
Here is the reddit thread explaining the Act's intricacies and FAQ - https://old.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/e9qhvb/cab_in_simple_words https://old.reddit.com/r/IndiaSpeaks/comments/e9qhvb/cab_in_...
It does not affect normal citizens of India. It is also NOT a case of negative discrimination against Muslim refugees, like most detractors claim it to be. Official tweet from India's Home Ministry clarifies this - https://twitter.com/PIBHomeAffairs/status/1207304121960685569 https://twitter.com/PIBHomeAffairs/status/120730412196068556.... The usual waiting period of 11 years stays as it is for them. For minority refugees, it is reduced to 5 years. That's all.
Every country has a database of its citizens. India was lagging far behind in this. Due to enormous population, porous borders and poor living conditions, there are a lot more undocumented immigrants in India than probably any other country on earth. The National Register of Citizens is an attempt to set that right.
- goombastic 7y agoAgain, the above view is the government line and is meant to misguide and create ambiguity. Read the CAA in combination with the NRC to understand how it is similar to the Nuremberg laws. This thread has a lot of government propaganda shills.
- dang 7y agoPlease don't break the HN guidelines by insinuating that commenters you disagree with are shills or astroturfing. After many years investigating this kind of thing on HN I can tell you that it is basically always an imaginary perception, and it degrades discussion badly, so it's not allowed here. Lots more explanation: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comment&storyText=false&prefix=true&page=0&query=by:dang%20astroturf https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme... Also, using multiple accounts this way will get your accounts banned on HN, so please don't do that. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- goombastic 7y agoPlease ban me. I'd rather not see the armbands and genocide happen again. If you want to keep posts that actually explain the issue buried, so be it. You are also complicit in the suppression of people. Logging out. I wont be back.
- askertask 7y agoThis is flat out wrong.
- cscurmudgeon 7y agoWhy not say why they are wrong?
- HaseebR7 7y agoFYI /r/IndiaSpeaks is India's version of /r/The_Donald
- 0xcafecafe 7y agoau contraire, /r/India is India's version of /r/The_Donald. As a centrist, I have seen debates on /r/IndiaSpeaks but any contrary opinion on /r/India is not tolerated at all.