14 years later: still under suspicion, under attack
Lakshmi Sridaran
12 SEP, 2015
... South Asians are the most rapidly growing demographic group in the country numbering over 4.3 million ... Muslims, Arabs, South Asians, and those perceived as Muslim have borne the brunt of a continued post-9/11 backlash, reflected in policies that cast our communities as un-American, disloyal, and suspect ... Some of the most egregious political rhetoric from presidential candidates Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, among others has currently labeled immigrants as “illegals” and “anchor babies.” This wholesale and unacceptable language implies some do not have the right to be in the United States, the quintessential nation of immigrants ...Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities appear to increasingly be the targets of hate violence. SAALT’s report, Under Suspicion, Under Attack, also documented 76 incidents of hate violence against our communities from January 2011 through April 2014.
Over 80 percent of these incidents were motivated by anti-Muslim sentiment ...
http://aapress.com/social-issues/racism-hate/14-years-later-still-under-suspicion-under-attack/
