You clearly know nothing about caste, because in cases where it happens, the "higher" or "middle" castes are often the ones doing the discrimination. As a "higher" caste person, I have seen a great deal of this discrimination firsthand in India, and almost never among my fellow Indian immigrants in America.

The typical American response that I already see elsewhere in this thread is "lol this is like a white dude saying racism doesn't exist". This totally ignores the basic fact that it is not that easy to tell someone's caste. It's kind of possible based on a combination of factors [1], but there are so many exceptions that basically unless you ask someone, you can never be sure. The very existence of these sorts of conversations is often the backbone of caste-based discrimination.

And ultimately, I think that's why these kinds of measures will backfire. You are going to have a lot more Indian-American kids being curious about what caste they are when the problem could have faded into the background, with existing anti-discrimination statutes being applied to cases like the ones cited in the article.

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[1] There should be a Falsehoods American Media Perpetuates About Caste article. If I wrote it, the top two would be: a) It's always possible to tell a person's caste based on their last name, and b) It's always possible to tell a person's caste by whether or not they eat meat.