,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #eg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ad1      
#bjbe,mrs4 ,ramirez 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,und]wood1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 
,jacobs1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   
,ca/51 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4     
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,mr4 ,jackson (  
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 
,quigley7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t   
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,concurr5t            
,,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 0  
convict$ ( murd] & hate crimes & s5t5c$ 
to #ec ye>s 9 prison1 z !re is evid5ce !
 p]petrator yell$ dur+ ! brutal kill+1  
,all ,muslims mu/ die & y\r p mu/ die & 
0 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 niqab1 burqa1 kufi1 turban1   
mitpahat1 ti*el1 %pitzel1 %eitel1       
kippah1 or y>mulke2 ,:]eas dehumaniz+   
rhetoric c 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 ,israel's milit>y     
campaign 9 ,gaza has _h a deva/at+      
impact on *ildr51 ) ov] #bj1jjj *ildr5  
kill$ 9 ! la/ #bc mon?s1 accord+ to     
,save ! ,*ildr53 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t    
,congress 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