,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,kaine7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,upholding the civil      
liberties and civil rights of ,iranian  
,americans and condemning bigotry1      
violence1 and discrimination4  ,whereas 
,iranian ,americans serve as government 
officials1 in the military1 and in law  
enforcement1 working to uphold the      
,constitution of the ,united ,states and
 to protect all ,americans2 ,whereas    
,iranian ,americans uphold democratic   
values and believe in the pillars of    
,america--life1 liberty1 and the pursuit
 of happiness2 ,whereas ,iranian        
,americans are vibrant1 peaceful1 and   
law-abiding citizens of the ,baha'i1    
,christian1 ,jewish1 ,muslim1 and       
,zoroastrian faiths1 or are             
nonreligious2 ,whereas ,iranian         

,americans have contributed greatly to  
the social and economic fabric of       
,american society2 ,whereas the ,small  
,business ,administration finds ,iranian
 ,americans among the immigrant groups  
with the highest rates of business      
ownership in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas ,iranian ,americans are        
award-winning artists1 scientists1 and  
athletes2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
condemns acts of bigotry1 violence1 and 
discrimination2 ,whereas dozens of      
,americans of ,iranian heritage were    
detained for several hours at the ,peace
 ,arch ,border in ,washington ,state in 
,january #bjbj based on their ethnicity 
or national origin2 ,whereas a directive
 was published appearing to show that   
the ,seattle ,field ,office directed    
border patrol agents to target ,iranian1
 ,lebanese1 and ,palestinian nationals  
born between #aifa and #bjja for        
additional vetting2 ,whereas ,customs   
and ,border ,protection in the          
,department of ,homeland ,security      

initially denied that there was any     
directive ordering the detainment of    
,iranian ,americans2 ,whereas many      
,iranian ,americans have been deeply    
shaken by this discriminatory treatment1
 with some members of the community     
stating that they will not travel       
outside of the country for fear of being
 unfairly targeted based on their       
national heritage2 ,whereas the ,office 
of ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties 
in the ,department of ,homeland         
,security has opened an investigation   
into the detention of ,iranian          
,americans at the border2 ,whereas the  
,united ,states ,commission on ,civil   
,rights1 established by the ,civil      
,rights ,act of #aieg1 said that it     
expresses deep concern over the         
treatment of ,iranians and ,iranian     
,americans in airports1 and calls on the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security to  
take all necessary steps immediately to 
ensure equitable treatment of all people
 at ,america's borders2 ,whereas        

according to a survey commissioned by   
the ,public ,affairs ,alliance of       
,iranian ,americans1 the percentage of  
,iranian ,americans who say they have   
personally experienced discrimination   
because of their ethnicity or national  
origin was #di percent in #bjah2        
,whereas the ,federal ,bureau of        
,investigation's #bjai ,hate ,crime     
,statistics reveals that the most common
 bias motivation of single-bias         
incidents is due to race1 ethnicity1 or 
ancestry bias at #ei4f percent of all   
incidents2 and ,whereas ,iranian        
,americans have long faced              
discrimination in times of turbulence in
 the relationship between the ,united   
,states and ,iran3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns    
bigotry and acts of violence or         
discrimination against any ,american1   
including ,iranian ,americans2  7#b7    
declares that government leaders and law
 enforcement personnel should ensure    
that the civil rights and civil         

liberties of all ,americans1 including  
,iranian ,americans1 are fully          
protected2  7#c7 encourages local1      
,state1 and ,federal elected officials  
to engage ,iranian ,americans to share  
their experiences with their communities
 to end stereotypes1 correct            
misconceptions1 and convey instances of 
abuse against the ,iranian ,american    
community2  7#d7 calls upon local1      
,state1 and ,federal law enforcement    
authorities to investigate and          
vigorously prosecute crimes committed   
against all ,americans1 including       
,iranian ,americans1 that are based on  
actual or perceived race1 color1        
religion1 national origin1 or ethnicity2
  7#e7 urges the ,office of ,civil      
,rights and ,civil ,liberties in the    
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
conclude a thorough and timely          
investigation into detentions of        
,iranian ,americans at the border2 and  
7#f7 calls on ,customs and ,border      
,protection in the ,department of       

,homeland ,security to halt immediately 
any orders that encourage discrimination
 on the basis of nationality or         
religion1 including those targeting     
individuals of ,iranian heritage4