The Seattle City Council has added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming the first U.S. city to specifically ban caste discrimination. Some Hindu Americans oppose the measure, arguing that it will malign a community that is already the target of prejudice. Opponents of the ordinance say it will single out a community and do not account for how caste discrimination crosses national and religious boundaries. The ordinance has the support of Dalit activist-led organizations, who say caste discrimination is prevalent in diaspora communities and manifests itself in the form of social alienation and discrimination.