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In this National Public Radio piece, Rafi Ron, the former chief for security at Ben Gurion airport argues that racial profiling is not effective. Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv is Israel’s largest airport and has a generally excellent reputation for … Continue reading
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The Arab American Institute organized an excellent briefing yesterday morning on profiling post-Christmas 2009. Here’s a news article on the briefing: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0110/011110cdpm1.htm.
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For the past 8 years, Congress has been trying to pass the End Racial Profiling Act, a law that would bar certain law enforcement agencies from using racial profiling as a tool to search for suspects. The Sikh Coalition is … Continue reading
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Tagged Advocacy, Discrimination, ERPA, Legislation, racial profiling, Sikh, sikh coalition, social justice, TSA
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We perked up our ears this morning when we heard Sikhs mentioned on NPR’s Morning Edition broadcast. The local Northern California National Public Radio Station – KQED – carried a “Perspectives” piece by a debate coach talking about the challenges … Continue reading
On my way to Washington DC for this week’s army campaign launch, I passed through a number of airports. Standing in line for security at Boston Logan, weary and out of breath from lugging my carry-ons across 2 terminals to … Continue reading
