By D. Watkins, msn.com | Editorial credit: lev radin / shutterstock.com Vice President Kamala Harris lost her campaign for president overnight, breaking the hearts of many, including my wife Caron and four-year-old daughter Cross, who have both fiercely advocated for her victory from the beginning. They are gutted, their spirits are down; my spirit is down. America’s decision is […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced immigrants who enter the U.S. illegally and the danger he says that poor immigrants of color pose for the U.S. – often using hateful language to make his point. In early October 2024, Trump took his comments a step further when he questioned immigrants’ faulty genes, saying without support […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens In 2023, the FBI’s hate crime statistics report painted a sobering picture of the persistence of bias-motivated crimes across the United States. The report, compiled from 16,009 law enforcement agencies covering 95.2% of the U.S. population, documented 11,862 incidents involving 13,829 offenses. These crimes targeted individuals based on race, ethnicity, ancestry, […]
By American Immigration Council, Yared Avalos Iniguez| Editorial credit: Chad Zuber / shuttertsock.com The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system. Across the globe, immigrants are increasingly being blamed for committing crimes, with right-wing groups […]
Editorial credit: Phil Mistry / shutterstock.com Washington, DC — New must-read commentary from Jonathan Blitzer in The New Yorker, “Trump’s Dangerous Immigration Obsession,” captures that while it’s hard not to become desensitized by the sheer volume of ugly anti-immigrant lies and conspiracies being spouted constantly by Donald Trump, JD Vance and allies, the costs and consequences of their […]
By The Office of the New York State Comptroller | Editorial Credit: Steve Sanchez Photos 1,089 Reported Hate Crimes Across State in 2023, Up 69% Since 2019 New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection […]