Vice President of America Kamala Harris has said that there is indeed racism in the country and we will not be silent on this issue. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Atlanta on Friday to console the Asian-Americans who died. A few days ago, a white gunman opened indiscriminate firing on three massage parlors in Atlanta. Eight people died in it. Most of the Asian-American women who died were.
In recent times, attacks on people of Asian origin have increased in America. The significance of this tour is also more because Kamala Harris herself is of South Asian descent. At the same time, Biden on Friday hinted at supporting the COVID-19 Hate Crime Act. Through this law, the government will be able to react rapidly to the hate crime that happens to the Asian-American community. Will also be able to provide resources to this community.
Our silence against racism is our participation: Biden
Biden said, hatred should have no place in America. He asked American citizens to stand up and raise their voice wherever they see bigotry. Our calm shows our involvement with crime. We can not do this. The US President said, it was very painful that Asian-American MPs and other community leaders were discussing in the meeting how they have to live in the shadow of fear.
President and I will not shut up against hate crime: Harris
Kamala Harris said, racism is real in America and it always has been. Xenophobia (not liking foreigners) is real in America and it has always been. Also, gender discrimination in the country has been intact for a long time. He said, the President and I are not going to stay silent. We will not become participants of this crime. We will always speak out against violence, hate crime and discrimination. Then why should it happen anytime and anywhere.
3,800 Hate Crime cases reported in the last one year
Civil rights activists said that in recent times there has been an increase in racial attacks. Since March 2020, around 3,800 het crime cases have been reported. Donald Trump has termed coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus’ during his tenure. For this, Biden and Harris strongly criticized Trump for this. The Vice President said, until last year, there was a person in the top post of the country who had immense power to make Asian-Americans goat. People at the top were spreading such hatred.
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