,,iv #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #acbb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,subramanyam1 & ,mr4 ,?an$>7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,,resolution ,condemn+ raci/ rhetoric t>get+ ,indian & ,*9ese ,am]icans1 reaffirm+ t immigrants f all backgr\nds are vital to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & call+ on all elect$ (ficials to refra9 f language t promotes racial or e?nic division4 ,:]eas immigrants f all ov] ! _w contribute e day to ! ,nation's economy1 security1 culture1 & prosp]ity2 ,:]eas all communities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 reg>dless ( race1 national orig91 e?nicity1 or religion1 des]ve to live freely )\t hateful rhetoric1 hate crimes1 & bigotry be+ t>get$ at !m2 ,:]eas ,indian ,am]icans & ,*9ese ,am]icans h long hi/ories 9 ! c\ntry1 includ+ waves ( immigrants 9 ! e>ly #aijjs & mid #ahjjs respectively2 ,:]eas economic rese>* has f\nd t ,indian & ,*9ese immigrants & _! desc5dants contribute hundr$s ( billions ( doll>s to ! ,nation's ,,gdp ?r\gh sp5d+1 support millions ( jobs1 & own hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( bus9esses1 !reby /r5g!n+ ! long-t]m fiscal outlook ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas rhetoric t t>gets individuals bas$ on national orig9 or e?nicity und]m9es ! fundam5tal ,am]ican values ( equality1 pluralism1 & opportunity1 & leads to increas$ viol5ce & discrim9ation aga9/ ^! communities2 ,:]eas !re has be5 an al>m+ rise 9 anti-,*9ese s5tim5t across ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ,m>* #bjbj1 driv5 9 "p by mis9=mation & rhetoric t has /igmatiz$ individuals ( ,*9ese orig9 9 connection ) ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2 ,:]eas1 s9ce ! #bjbd ,presid5tial election1 !re has be5 an al>m+ surge 9 anti-,asian hate onl9e1 includ+ ! prolif]ation ( slurs1 h>assm5t1 & ?reats ( viol5ce across major social m$ia plat=ms2 ,:]eas ?is surge has be5 driv5 9 significant "p by an increase 9 anti-,s\? ,asian rhetoric1 ) onl9e slur usage ris+ by approximately #ge p]c5t betwe5 ,novemb] #bjbd & ,janu>y #bjbe1 includ+ docum5t$ increases 9 hate messages t>get+ ,indian immigrants across plat=ms su* z ,tik,tok1 ,in/agram1 ,you,tube1 ,facebook1 & ,x2 ,:]eas1 on or ab\t ,april #bb1 #bjbf1 ! ,presid5t amplifi$ a po/ on ,tru? ,social t *>act]iz$ individuals f ,india & ,*9a 9 sweep+ & d]ogatory t]ms2 ,:]eas ! cont5t amplifi$ by ! ,presid5t /at$ t a baby "h becomes an in/ant citiz51 & !n !y br+ ! entire family 9 f ,*9a or ,india or "s o!r hellhole on ! planet1 portray+ _! pres5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z degrad+ ! ,nation2 ,:]eas ! ,presid5t %>$ raci/ language t sugge/$ t immigrants f ,india & ,*9a are n l ! ,european ,am]icans ( today & _! ance/ors & ass]t$ t ! idea ( ! melt+ pot is long ov]1 invok+ discrim9atory comp>isons betwe5 immigrant gr\ps2 ,:]eas ! racism promot$ by ! ,presid5t fur!r describ$ ^? align$ ) protect+ bir?right citiz5%ip z gang/]s ) laptops1 9 ! context ( a broad] attack t repeat$ly s+l$ out immigrants f ,india & ,*9a z abus+ ! sy/em & turn+ u into a colony ( ,*9a ''' & also ,india1 !reby re9=c+ a n>rative t ca/s immigrants & _! advocates1 p>ticul>ly ^? ( ,indian & ,*9ese orig91 z organiz$1 pr$atory actors und]m9+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ! cont5t fur!r ass]t$ t individuals f ,india & ,*9a lack loyalty to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & invok$ h>mful /]eotypes ti$ to national orig9 t are n bas$ 9 fact3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! raci/ language propagat$ by ! ,presid5t aga9/ individuals ( ,indian & ,*9ese orig92 7#b7 affirms t immigrants1 includ+ ,indian ,am]icans & ,*9ese ,am]icans1 are vital to ! fabric ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#c7 calls on all elect$ (ficials1 includ+ ! ,presid5t1 to refra9 f us+ language t promotes racial or e?nic division or /]eotypes2 7#d7 affirms t attacks bas$ on national orig9 or e?nicity are un-,am]ican2 & 7#e7 condemns 9 ! /ronge/ possible t]ms all =ms ( hate aga9/ communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,hawaiians1 & ,pacific ,isl&]s4