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| US Ponders Including Minority Advantages for Arab-Americans |
| 2012-05-30 |
| The Commerce Department is considering naming Arab Americans a socially and economically disadvantaged minority group that is eligible for special business assistance, The Hill reported Tuesday. "The ADC petition asserts that, in the government's efforts to protect Americans, they essentially took away the rights of other Americans," according to the notice of proposed rulemaking about the petition. The needs of the many outweight the needs of the few. (Spock) Commerce is asking for comment as to whether social and economic discrimination against Arab Americans has, in fact, become prevalent, and if so, to cite specific examples of occurrences. The MBDA will decide whether or not to accept the petition by June 27. In making the case for minority status, ADC highlighted the National Security Entry Exit Registration System, "which required non-immigrants to register at ports of entry and targeted males from Arab nations; stricter travel guidelines; and 'no-fly lists' that predominantly contained the names of Arab-Americans," according to MBDA's summary of the petition. Ah-HA! So the gubbamint IS profiling! The ADC wants any "American who traces his or her ethnic roots to one of the countries in the Arab World" to be eligible for MBDA services. 'Palestinians' would also be included. MBDA services are now offered to African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish-speaking Americans, American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, Hasidic Jews, Asian-Pacific Americans and Asian Indians, The Hill noted. Let's get up a petition for tired, old white guys. And their spouses. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #14 the Tower of Babel is complete |
| Posted by: jack salami 2012-05-30 19:05 |
| #13 Some of Barry's caesars and loyalists have promised such a status. Hey, I'm in the private sector, i can haz minor itty stats? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-05-30 19:03 |
| #12 #11 Caucasians are in the minority now. I think they should get minority status. Posted by gorb It is a "status" in parts of Africa you would not want for yourself or your family. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-05-30 16:17 |
| #11 Caucasians are in the minority now. I think they should get minority status. |
| Posted by: gorb 2012-05-30 14:08 |
| #10 Another screaming victim group yelling for "gimmes?" I'm shocked. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-05-30 10:06 |
| #9 How To Comment You may submit comments, identified with Docket No. 120517080-2080-01, using any of the following methods: • Mail, Hand/Delivery/Courier: Ms. Josephine Arnold, Chief Counsel, Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5093, Washington, DC 20230. • Electronic mail: Submit comments in Microsoft Word or .pdf format to AAComments@mbda.gov. All comments will be posted on the MBDA website at http://www.mbda.gov. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2012-05-30 09:28 |
| #8 One more way for the government to waste money and take away more freedoms. Nothing to see here citizen. Move along. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-05-30 09:17 |
| #7 Per the 'guidelines' that are driving this nonsense, in the late 1700s we would have minority advantages for Germans. In the mid-1800s for Irish. In the later 1800s for Italians, then Polish, then Serbians, then Chinese, the Japanese. In the early 1900s for Jews and Russians. In the 1980s for Laotians, Vietnamese and Haitians. And so on. Minorities in every society can have it rough. It's not right, but we haven't gone about creating affirmative action programs for all of them, either. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-05-30 08:37 |
| #6 No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. - 14th Amendment The latter suspended by the federal judiciary for 'social justice'. "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" - George Orwell, Animal Farm |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-05-30 08:18 |
| #5 And this whole program isn't racist? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-05-30 08:05 |
| #4 The Commerce Department is considering naming Arab Americans a socially and economically disadvantaged minority group that is eligible for special business assistance, The Hill reported Tuesday. This has absolutely nothing to do, nothing at all to do I tell you with the upcoming election. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-05-30 07:29 |
| #3 Wonder if American citizens should start "discriminating" against commerce department staff? Reciprocation is the foundation of civilisation after all. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-05-30 07:14 |
| #2 Jizya. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-05-30 07:13 |
| #1 I love the idea. Abdul Abullbull tipper Now where is the dosh, kuffar? |
| Posted by: tipper 2012-05-30 06:40 |