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With the murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla and rise in cases of racially motivated crimes following Donald Trump’s presidency, Indians abroad are understandably nervous. Trump’s presidential campaign was one that was marked by xenophobia and racism. One of his main campaign promises was the border wall which would prevent Mexicans from coming into the country and stealing American jobs.
Indian-American legislators are not happy. Several of them have criticised the new order as un-American. Kamla Harris, Senator from California was quoted as saying – Make no mistake: this ban does not keep us safe. It puts American lives at risk while isolating the Muslim community at a time when we need to address the threat of home grown extremism. No matter the changes, this executive action remains immoral and fundamentally un-American, Anirvan Chaterjee writes in The Medium that the recent spate of hate crimes against Indians is not new. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, there were several attacks against sikhs and muslims. Referring to a millions of dollars spent on PR by hate groups Chatterjee says – But the brutal murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla wasn’t just a spontaneous act of hate. It comes after a decade of dangerous propaganda aimed at convincing people that brown immigrants are out to destroy America.
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Indian-American legislators are not happy. Several of them have criticised the new order as un-American. Kamla Harris, Senator from California was quoted as saying – Make no mistake: this ban does not keep us safe. It puts American lives at risk while isolating the Muslim community at a time when we need to address the threat of home grown extremism. No matter the changes, this executive action remains immoral and fundamentally un-American, Anirvan Chaterjee writes in The Medium that the recent spate of hate crimes against Indians is not new. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, there were several attacks against sikhs and muslims. Referring to a millions of dollars spent on PR by hate groups Chatterjee says – But the brutal murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla wasn’t just a spontaneous act of hate. It comes after a decade of dangerous propaganda aimed at convincing people that brown immigrants are out to destroy America.
Read more at: http://www.sify.com/news/stalkers--...ans-in-the-us-news-columns-rdiqJLaafhigb.html
