Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned anti-Indian slogans raised by white supremacists outside a Texas city hall. “I want to sound the alarm on the rise of anti-Indian hate in the United States,” he said.
Just a couple of weeks ago, in Frisco, Texas, a group of white supremacists appeared in front of City Hall and said the following: they said, ‘Go back to India, stop the Hindu takeover of Texas, and you will not replace us,’” Krishnamoorthi said referring to the incident.
He added that such incidents should concern all Americans regardless of their religion, ethnicity or nationality. “I don’t care if it’s directed toward Hindus, Muslims, Jews, regardless of your religion, regardless of nationality. We have to stand shoulder to shoulder against bigotry, prejudice, and discrimination toward anybody. I hope you’ll pay attention to this issue,” he said.
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Krishnamoorthi had also been vocal about this issue in Congress. In May, he joined fellow Democratic lawmakers in introducing a resolution that condemned President Donald Trump’s amplification of what they described as racist rhetoric targeting Indian Americans and Chinese Americans. The resolution, which was introduced by Krishnamoorthi, Congressman Ted Lieu and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, criticized Trump’s sharing on Truth Social of a post by radio host Michael Savage that attacked birthright citizenship.
According to the resolution, the post used “derogatory language about India and China, questioned immigrants’ loyalty, and trafficked in harmful stereotypes targeting Indian Americans and Chinese Americans.” The measure was co-sponsored by Congresswomen Grace Meng and Judy Chu, along with Congressmen Shri Thanedar, Suhas Subramanyam and Ami Bera.
Earlier, during his visit to India in May, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed concerns about racist comments targeting Indians in the U.S. Speaking at a joint press conference with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi, Rubio said he took such concerns seriously but argued that offensive remarks by individuals should not be viewed as representative of the country.
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“I’m sure that there are people that have made comments online and in other places, because every country in the world has stupid people. I’m sure stupid people here, they’re stupid people in the United States that make dumb comments all the time,” Rubio had said. He also stressed that individual opinions should not be seen as reflective of American society as a whole. “I don’t know what else to tell you, other than the United States is a very welcoming country,” the top U.S. diplomat claimed.
This comes during a time of increasing tensions related to immigration and race in the United States. According to reports, there has been a 75% spike in online hate directed at the Indian American community.