On Tuesday Senator Elizabeth Warren released her plan to target and prosecute White Nationalists’ crime and hate.
“Unfortunately, the current administration has chosen to ignore the threat posed by white nationalists and affiliated violent extremists. Donald Trump has openly stoked these fires. He has cozied up to white nationalists – even hiring some, like Stephen Miller, into his White House. Trump has made one racist remark after another. He has put in place racist policies, from the Muslim Ban to his ongoing effort to build a monument to hate on our southern border.
We have all experienced the consequences of our president’s moral deficiencies. Hate crimes spiked after Trump’s election, and last year violent personal attacks reached a 16-year high. And while many of these crimes have racial motivations, the white nationalist ideology also targets people of different beliefs, sexual orientations, and ability – anyone who doesn’t meet their warped definition of belonging. Anti-Semitic incidents, such as physical assault, vandalism, and attacks on Jewish institutions, surged nearly 60 percent in 2017, the largest single-year increase on record. Last year, nearly one in five hate crimes was motivated by anti-LGBTQ+ bias. Crimes against people with disabilities have increased. It is clear that racists, white supremacists, and people with hateful ideologies of all kinds feel empowered and protected by this president.”
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The senator is also calling on local and state governments to record better data on white nationalist crime. The plan would also prioritize gun reform, including implementing background checks, risk protection laws and laws preventing individuals convicted of hate-inspired crimes from owning a gun.
Warren’s plan would also reform police procedure to ensure vulnerable communities are not mistreated, including separating law enforcement from immigration enforcement.
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FBI Releases 2018 Hate Crime Statistics:
