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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Gagandeep Singh

California bill against foreign hits on diaspora splits Indian Americans

Sikh Americans at the California Capitol for a state Senate hearing in April, 2025 [Courtesy Senator Anna Caballero/Facebook]

Sacramento, California – On a sunny August morning, 60-year-old Gurtej Singh Cheema performed his morning prayers at his home in Sacramento. Then, the retired clinical professor of internal medicine made his way downtown to join more than 150 other Sikh Americans at California’s State Capitol.

He was there to speak in support of a state bill that, to many Sikhs, represents a matter of safety for the community.

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