The Commerce Department is considering naming Arab Americans a
socially and economically disadvantaged minority group that is eligible
for special business assistance.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) petitioned
Commerce earlier this year to ask that Arab Americans be made eligible
for the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which helps
minority entrepreneurs gain access to capital, contracts and trade
opportunities.
The ADC petition cited “discrimination and prejudice in American
society[,] resulting in conditions under which Arab-American individuals
have been unable to compete in a business world.” The group claimed discrimination against Arab Americans increased after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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2 comments:
This makes me sick.
Haven't they bought enough gas stations and hotels?
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