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EXPLAINED: Oklahoma lawmaker introduces controversial bill to declare hispanic gang members as terrorists | Rare Historical Photos

The Oklahoma State Capitol (Credit: AFP)

A state representative from Oklahoma has apologized after introducing a bill that would declare terrorists all Hispanics who are gang members and convicted of a gang-related crime.

Concretely, the bill introduced by Republican Justin Humphrey said that any person of "Hispanic descent living within the state of Oklahoma" who is a gang member and has been convicted of "gang-related offenses" would be deemed a terrorist.

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