Rep. Malinowski Introduces Resolution Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It

(Washington, DC) Congressman Tom Malinowski will be introducing a resolution that addresses the deadly white supremacist attacks on Jewish and Muslim communities that have been motivated by virulent anti-immigrant propaganda. The gunmen responsible for the terrorist attacks against a synagogue in Pittsburgh and a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand both echoed white supremacist rhetoric claiming that immigrants are “invading” the United States and other Western countries.  This resolution condemns that baseless allegation and the leaders who repeat and propagate it, while recognizing that immigration has strengthened the United States.

To reinforce the opposition to this vile rhetoric, the “whereas” clauses of the resolution are taken entirely from President Ronald Reagan’s final speech as president, in which he extolled the benefits of immigration to the United States.

The bill has over 60 original co-sponsors including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel, Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, and Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren.