,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ehi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbd,mr4   
,durb9 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 
,wyd51 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4   
,s&]s1 & ,mr4 ,m55dez7 submitt$ ! foll[+
 resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,honor+ ,wadee ,alfay\mi1 a #f-ye>-old  
,pale/9ian-,am]ican boy1 murd]$ z a     
victim ( a hate crime = 8               
,pale/9ian-,muslim id5tity1 9 ! ,/ate ( 
,ill9ois4  ,:]eas ,wadee ,alfay\mi1 a   
#f-ye>-old ,pale/9ian-,muslim-,am]ican  
boy1 0 lov$ by 8 family & fri5ds z an   
en]getic1 lov+1 & joy\s light :o br\ght 
sun%9e to 8 lov$ ones & classmates2     
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #ad1 #bjbc1 at #aa3cj
 a4m41 ,wadee ,alfay\mi 0 brutally /abb$
 #bf times by a hate-driv5 p]petrator & 
tragically succumb$ to 8 injuries2      
,:]eas ,wadee ,alfay\mi's p]petrator has
 be5 indict$ = a hate crime by ! ,w     
,c\nty1 ,ill9ois1 gr& jury1 & !         

,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has op5$ a hate     
crimes inve/igation into ! ev5ts lead+  
to ,wadee ,alfay\mi's dea?1 z !re is    
evid5ce ! p]petrator yell$ dur+ ! brutal
 kill+1 ,all ,muslims mu/ die & y\r p   
mu/ die & has be5 obs]v$ to be a consum]
 ( m$ia conta9+ dehumaniz+ & hateful    
rhetoric t is anti-,muslim &            
anti-,pale/9ian2 ,:]eas ,wadee ,alfay\mi
 0 born & rais$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 8  
family want$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide 
!m a life ( safety away f dehumaniz+ &  
hateful rhetoric t[>d ,pale/9ian p2     
,:]eas no "o %\ld be a t>get ( hate     
because ( _! e?nicity or religion1 :e!r 
su* e?nicity or religion is express$    
v]bally or ?r\gh h[ "o dresses1 su* z   
?r\gh ! we>+ ( a hijab1 keffiyeh1       
turban1 mitpahat1 ti*el1 %pitzel1       
%eitel1 kippah1 or y>mulke2 ,:]eas      
dehumaniz+ mis9=mation & dis9=mation    
fuel s5tim5ts ( hate t result 9 viol5ce 
aga9/ ^? :o belong or :o are p]ceiv$ to 
belong to a c]ta9 e?nic or religi\s     
gr\p2 ,:]eas ! ,pale/9ian community's   

migration to ! ,unit$ ,/ates dates back 
to ! late #ai? c5tury2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates is home to "o ( ! l>ge/          
,pale/9ian diasporas 9 ! _w t is made up
 ( lawy]s1 doctors1 tea*]s1 bus9ess     
own]s1 law en=cem5t1 & o!rs1 all :o     
contribute to ! hi/ory1 arts1 comm]ce1  
promise1 & "* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
,wadee ,alfay\mi %>$ a h]itage1 hi/ory1 
love1 culture1 tradition1 & brilliance  
belong+ to ! ,pale/9ian p & 0 a symbol (
 ano!r great ,pale/9ian life full (     
promise2 ,:]eas ,pale/9ian *ildr51      
,israeli *ildr51 *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 & ^? all across ! globe des]ve  
to live 9 peace & be free f             
discrim9ation1 hate crimes1 & viol5ce2 &
 ,:]eas ! rec5t ,israel-,gaza conflict  
has _h a p>ticul>ly deva/at+ impact on  
*ildr5 9 ! region1 includ+ at "o po9t   
result+ 9 a ,pale/9ian *ild dy+ e #aj   
m9utes1 accord+ to ! ,_w ,heal?         
,organization3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,s5ate recognizes t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$     
,/ates lo/ ! beautiful light ( ,wadee   

,alfay\mi because ( hate2  7#b7 x is !  
duty ( elect$ (ficials & m$ia to tell ! 
tru? )\t dehumaniz+ rhetoric :5 in=m+ ! 
public ( factual in=mation2  7#c7 fre$om
 ( spee* & peaceful prote/ are          
con/itutionally protect$ & a fundam5tal 
corn]/one ( democracy2 &  7#d7 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates has z]o tol]ance = hate crimes1  
,islamophobia1 anti-,semitism1 &        
anti-,pale/9ian & anti-,arab            
discrim9ation4