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North Dakota County May Become U.S. First to Bar New Refugees (Original Post) The Conductor Dec 2019 OP
Doesn't that constitute discrimination on the basis of national origin? csziggy Dec 2019 #1
Not necessarily onenote Dec 2019 #14
See you in court. BlueIdaho Dec 2019 #2
"30.8% of the population in North Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry." Botany Dec 2019 #3
Agreed. geardaddy Dec 2019 #8
20 years ago I went to a Native American Woman's talk about what is wrong about sports teams using.. Botany Dec 2019 #9
Well, the University of North Dakota finally changed their name geardaddy Dec 2019 #13
That is clearly illegal as the only one that has any say (and its limited at that) over refugees cstanleytech Dec 2019 #4
So the white North Dakotans are going back to Europe? IronLionZion Dec 2019 #5
Too bad Native Americans didn't institute that policy many moons ago. Joe Nation Dec 2019 #6
+1 million geardaddy Dec 2019 #7
my ignorance is showing DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #10
n/t means no text..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #11
Thx EG......n/t DENVERPOPS Dec 2019 #12
OK, more for Vermont. paleotn Dec 2019 #15
We went from "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" to... Initech Dec 2019 #16
not surprised at all... cntrfthrs Dec 2019 #17
Plainly unconstitutional. treestar Dec 2019 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author dware Dec 2019 #19

csziggy

(34,120 posts)
1. Doesn't that constitute discrimination on the basis of national origin?
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 11:56 AM
Dec 2019

And isn't that illegal or unconstitutional?

Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination
Issued October 2000 INTRODUCTION

Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex, and familial status. Laws prohibiting national origin discrimination make it illegal to discriminate because of a person's birthplace, ancestry, culture or language. This means people cannot be denied equal opportunity because they or their family are from another country, because they have a name or accent associated with a national origin group, because they participate in certain customs associated with a national origin group, or because they are married to or associate with people of a certain national origin.

The Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is concerned that national origin discrimination may go unreported in the United States because victims of discrimination do not know their legal rights, or may be afraid to complain to the government. To address this problem, the Civil Rights Division has established a National Origin Working Group to help citizens and immigrants better understand and exercise their legal rights. If you think you, or someone you know, has been discriminated against because of national origin and want to learn more about exercising your legal rights, you should read this brochure.

<SNIP>

HOUSING

* A Native Hawaiian family is looking for an apartment. They are told by the rental agent that no apartments are available, even though apartments are available and are shown to white applicants.

* A realtor shows a Latino family houses only in Latino neighborhoods and refuses to show the family houses in white neighborhoods.

These examples may be violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. That law prohibits discrimination because of national origin, race, color, sex, religion, disability, or familial status (presence of children under 18) in housing. Individual complaints of discrimination may be reported to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at (800) 669-9777. If you believe there is a pattern or practice of discrimination, contact the Division's Housing and Civil Enforcement Section at (202) 514-4713.

MUCH more: https://www.justice.gov/crt/federal-protections-against-national-origin-discrimination-1

onenote

(42,375 posts)
14. Not necessarily
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 06:42 PM
Dec 2019

One of the first cases I ever worked on drew a distinction between discrimination based on national origin (prohibited) and discrimination based on citizenship (not prohibited).

Botany

(70,291 posts)
3. "30.8% of the population in North Dakota is of Norwegian ancestry."
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 12:17 PM
Dec 2019

Fine give it back to the real people of North Dakota, the Lakota.

Botany

(70,291 posts)
9. 20 years ago I went to a Native American Woman's talk about what is wrong about sports teams using..
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 02:12 PM
Dec 2019

... Native American people and their tribes as mascots and team names and boy did she change
the way I thought.

Some guy stood up and said he was part Sioux and didn't see anything wrong with the Cleveland
Indians to which she said, "Sioux is a French word you are a Lakota. Be proud of that."

The name Redskin came from the English paying a bounty on dead Native Americans, "Bring me the
skin of a red man."

Squaw is a horrible term that refers to a woman's sexual area and or a prostitute.

She was OK with Florida State being called the Seminoles because they had worked that out with
the tribe. BTW the Seminoles never lost the US in a battle .... please follow us into the swamps.

Just because you grew up with a Chief Wahoo flag (Cleveland Indians) in your mom's flower bed
that does not mean it is not offensive to native people.






geardaddy

(24,924 posts)
13. Well, the University of North Dakota finally changed their name
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 06:05 PM
Dec 2019

from the Fighting Sioux to the Fighting Hawks. I'm glad they finally came to their senses.

I remember when the Minnesota Twins played the Atlanta Braves in the World Series in 1991, the leaders of AIM here in Minneapolis protested their use of the "tomahawk chop." I still can't stand the Braves to this day.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
4. That is clearly illegal as the only one that has any say (and its limited at that) over refugees
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 12:40 PM
Dec 2019

is the federal government and not the states, counties or cities.

paleotn

(17,780 posts)
15. OK, more for Vermont.
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 08:01 PM
Dec 2019

You're more than welcome in our brave little state. And we've got sense enough to know how much we need them. Aging North Dakota? Not so much.

Initech

(99,914 posts)
16. We went from "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses" to...
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 10:11 PM
Dec 2019

"Sorry folks country is closed, moose out front should have told you."

cntrfthrs

(252 posts)
17. not surprised at all...
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 10:24 PM
Dec 2019

morton county and by extension, Burleigh county did their best to persecute the water Protectors and brown people in general..the mayor of bismarck got elected by playing the race card and demonizing 'outsiders' and native people. he spread the idea that #nodapl wasnt a homegrown issue but created by 'outsiders' and 'professional Protesters'...all the while standing on stolen land....

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