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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by cmonnow on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:12PM (#21831196)
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_...

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/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.

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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by HaseebR7 on Friday December 20, 2019 @02:16AM (#21842251)
FYI /r/IndiaSpeaks is India's version of /r/The_Donald
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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by 0xcafecafe on Friday December 20, 2019 @03:28PM (#21847126)
au 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.
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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by askertask on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:51PM (#21831372)
This is flat out wrong.
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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by cscurmudgeon on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:59PM (#21831409)
Why not say why they are wrong?
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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by goombastic on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:48PM (#21831361)
Again, 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.

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Re:India builds detention camps for up to 1.9M people not on... by dang on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @08:57PM (#21831403)
Please 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=comme...

Also, using multiple accounts this way will get your accounts banned on HN, so please don't do that.

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