and melissa garlic, civil rights national council from anti defamation league, adl. and nicole jorwic. then kathryn prescott, lgbtq parents advocate and board member. and mike and david cole fletcher, survivor. and susan bro, chair of the foundation. i reiterate my earlier remarks that several panelists will speak from personal experience, and i ask my audience to be cognizant. please begin. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> it's an honor to join today's critical hearing. in particular with survivors and family members of hate violence victims. thank you so much for your resilience, your commitment to change and for speaking up. south asian americans leading together are a national, nonpartisan racial justice organization fighting for the rights of south airborsians in u.s. our ultimate vision is dignity and full inclusion for all. south airborne yansians are num 5 million today. the south asian american population has more than doubled since 2000. we are a largely immigrant community, and roughly 1 in 3 south asians are muslim. our communities increasingly are ca

i appreciate the opportunity to testify this morning on behalf of adl and hate crimes and the federal government's role in responding to hate crimes. for more than 30 years this commission and state advisory committees have done trail blazing work. and we're grateful for your continued leadership and attention to this national problem. since 1913 adl has been working to stop the defamation of the jewish people and secure justice and fair treatment for all. we're proud of our work and leadership on effective responses to violent bigotry, including our annual audit on antisemitic incidents. we're privileged to lead the broad coalition which worked in support of the 2009 hate crimes prevention act. we all in this society have a stake in effective response to violent bigotry. hate crimes demand priority attention as you heard from our law enforcement partners because of their unique impact on members of the victims community. leaving them fearful and vulnerable. hate crimes damage the fabric of our society. they fragment communities and make members of minority communities suspicious of o

morning on behalf of adl and he crimes in the federal government role in responding to he crimes. more than 30 years this commission is state advisories have been truly work elevating issue of he crimes and bias motivated violence or grateful for your continued attention to this national problem. since 1913 adl has been working to stop the deformation of the jewish people and to secure justice and their treatment for all. we are proud of our long-standing working leadership on effective responses to bigotry including our annualge audit on anti- semitic incidences in drafting hit criminals for state legislators. we are h privileged to be the broad coalition which support matthew shepard act. we in the society have a state -- he crimes demand priority, attention and as you heard from our partners because of their make impact on members of the community leaving them fearful, isolated and vulnerable. he crimes damage the fabric of our society and a fragment committees and they make members ofm, the minority community suspicious of the power structure that is supposed to protect them.

at adl our center on extreme system tracking resurgence of. they are seeking new way to spread hate on college campuses on communities on and off-line of the after the violence in scharre visitville, adl partnered with the united states conference of mayor to promote fundamental principles of justice and quality that define america in the mayor's compact against hate. finally growing epidemic of cyber harrassment and stalking and spread of hate online is something we continue to monitor and draw attention to. just a few days ago adl released a new report analyzing anti-semitic speech on twitter. 4.2 million anti-semitic tweets were shared or reshared on twitter in english in ending january 28th 2008. all of these will not be criminal but provide important snapshot into hate right now. we hope the commission will recommend with congress to confer with specialists in the field to identify new, constitutionally sound way for victims to achieve legal redress to sigh hear asment and stalking. that law enforcement receive training in hate crimes so

i've also looked at surveys by the adl, by the sikh coalition. it appears that the numbers are rising, whether it's if it's because there's more reporting than previously, i think it's a good thing there's more reporting, but every survey i've looked at shows the numbers are on the rise. >> madam chair, am i allowed to ask another question? >> sure. >> so when i looked at the data, i have to say i was a little surprised at what the data was for latinos given what's going on in the world. but then i was thinking, i'm wondering how much of that is maybe attributable to the increase in fear of the community, not just undocumented, but those who live with undocumented, as we know many live in mixed households. i'm wondering if you could tell me whether my instincts are correct or am i totally off base? >> so i think that is correct. and i think that to go to the earlier point when we're looking at whether or not there's a rise in reporting of hate crimes, you know, when you're looking at a population like la ttinos and those who lived in a mixed stat

. >> what adl is doing is shifting the conversation away from the lawyers and policy people to engages notoriety has subsided. >> i don't have have a solution to this problem. >> announcing the cancellation of his college tour and go daddy since taken down spencer's website, altright.com. the internet is a new platform for an age-old platform. they got to tackle hate face-to-face. >> is the answer awareness among our youth like you? >> i think it is important to know the reason why a person might mate something or they might do certain actions because something might have happened that made them think that way. >> you are talking about discrimination and race and h e hatred and tough issues. how is that? >> once you talk about it and develop your views, you feel confident and like you are on your way to make a change. >> it is powerful to have your voice guide people and be a light in a place of darkness. >> the next generation clear-eyed about online venn numb. a vast battleground with few rules to stop the spread of hate. >> we want to stop the hate before it starts. >>> this place

i'd glad you got to the adl. what is in his mind is a 64,000-dollar question. the attitude of most cities -- citizens of the state of israel and netanyahu. in sharp comparison to iraq. i would agree that a more forceful pronunciation of the site of some of his supporters he made the comment while i can't control the attitude of supporters. is there any evidence at all that he has in any way supported anti- semitism in any form. >> there's a lot of stories around about his childhood at the new york times would never been able to figure these things out. the validity of them and it's hard to. the redlining blacks at a trump out of trump organization buildings and things like that. there are weird things that happen in this white house. he will retweet a meme with the guy wrestling a cnn guide to the ground and smashing his head. it only took a few clicks to find out that that same person who put together that image have put together the most obnoxious images also. i spent time on social media. i would not had run across that. how did they find that guy. during th

in the media, vilified and threatened by members of jcrc and the pro- israeli interest group and the adl, organizations that have historically fuelled racism and islamophobia against arabs. the attack on aroc on the attack on arab youth is nothing new. we understand that racists are committed to us not being able to do our work. to those committed to racist governments like our own administration or those of apartheid israel, but they benefit from stifling our work. what we don't understand is why people elected to serve in positions committed to social justice," such as yourself cave into these attacks. and licked really, stop arab youth programming for an entire three years. in order to work with arab youth, are you seriously expecting as, as an arab organization, to support israel? do you require that all organizations do that? imagine in the eighties if san francisco unified required black led organizations to support apartheid south africa? [cheering and applause] or today, required indigenous organizations to celebrate columbus? regardless of what your opinion is on settler colonia

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the aacp, adl, meeting of the groups that monitor racial hate crimes and incidents, we have far seen a substantial uptick in the number of hate crimes and incidences. but we are also seeing a much more enthusiastic voting base who will reject the level of intolerance that we have seen since this president has been in office. >> derek johnson, ron taylor thank you for your time today and your speaker pektive. >>> up next, president trump is about to hold an even at the white house with the goal of making americans more healthy. we will take you there live next. he worst times. constantly interrupting you with itching, burning and stinging. being this uncomfortable is unacceptable. i'm ready. tremfya® works differently for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. with tremfya®, you can get clearer and stay clearer. in fact, most patients who saw 90% clearer skin at 28 weeks... stayed clearer through 48 weeks. tremfya® works better than humira® at providing clearer skin and more patients were symptom free with tremfya®. tremfya® may lower your ability to fight infections, and ma

you'll see the heat event you will see victims of those go to do other civil representatives go to the adl that are other folks and not report to law enforcement as the detectives talked about folks in immigration status and that such a concern to people on their afraid to come forward and report these hate crimes. the go to other organizations to make the report. >> do police organizations contact those organizations to ask them to anonymously report those crimes? >> again, in my comments i made it so important for us to maintain those relationships which we have great relationships with them but it's incumbent upon the local agencies to constantly reach out to those organizations so the organization feels that the agency are trustworthy and they can make those reports to them. >> you said that the attorney general sessions did support the prosecution of he crimes. what is doj doing terms of trying to get more reporting done in this regard. honestly, the software is changing what other of the things you were talking about education classes around the country and can you be more specific?

hate offense, you will see victims of those go to do other civil representatives, whether it is to the adlher folks, and not reported to law enforcement, i think that we talked about immigration status, it is such a concern to people who are really afraid to come forward and to report a lot of these crimes. so they go through other organizations to make their report. >> individualization's content is organizations to ask at least anonymously report those crimes? >> i think there was again in my comments i made, it is so important for us to maintain those relationships with those organizations, which i know we do in great deal. but i know it is really incumbent upon the local agencies to constantly reach out to those organizations, so that the organization feels, that the agency, the police agencies are trustworthy and that they can make those reports to them. >> mister mu c, thank you. you said that the attorney general supports prosecution of hate crimes. what is doj doing in terms of trying to get more reporting done in this regard? obviously, the software is changing, or the reporting s

i've also looked at surveys by saalt, the adl, by the sikh coalition and it appears that the numbers are rising, whether it's because there's more reporting than previously, i think it's a good thing that there's more reporting, but every survey of the cut shows the numbers are on the rise. >> when i look at the data i have to say i'm a little surprised of what the data was for latinos, given what's going on in the world. but then i was thinking, i'm wondering how much of that is maybe attributable to the increase in fear of not just on document but those who live with undocumented because we know many live in mixed households. i'm what if you tell me with my instinct are correct or am i totally off-base? >> so i think that is correct, and i think to go to the only point where we're looking for was not there is a rise in reporting and hate crimes, when you're looking at a population like latinos and those individuals who live in the next status settlement, a decrease in hate crimes being reported is it necessary going to mean there's a decrease in crimes overall but rather as you poi

but i do know that this past year of the adl's report was the second-highest number since they started reporting in the 1970s. >> i'm sure you have something to say. >> yes. in terms of our internal statistics, i can't give you the numbers offhand, but i can tell you that generally what we saw was a spike and increase of hate crimes, post 9/11. and a second spike was post election last year. post election last year, we saw a significant spike in bullying, as well. and as i mentioned earlier, specifically teachers on students bullying has spiked in the last year. generally speaking, since 9/11, hate crimes has been pretty much steadily increasing with the exception of the spikes that i just mentioned. >> i was wondering if -- because we're running out of time and i know that the chair is very strict. >> that's true. and i have some questions. >> so my question is, do you have charts for your individual groups that you represent in this regard that you could submit? because i think it -- a chart, especially if we could put it in a report of say, 10 or 20 years, a report -- reporting for,

go to -- whether it's to the adl or other folks, and not report them to law enforcement. as i think was the first speaker, the detective talked about immigration status. they go to other organizations to make their report. >> and do police organizations contact those organizations to ask them to at least anonymously report those crimes? >> i think there is -- again, in my comments i made, it is so important for us to maintain those relationships with those organizations, which i know we do. we have a great weaprelationshi with them. but it's really incumbent upon the local agencies to constantly reach out to the organizations so that the organization feels that the agency, the police agencies, are trustworthy and that they can make those reports to them. >> okay. mr. moossy? is that correct? >> yes. >> thank you. you said that attorney general sessions is -- supports prosecution of hate crimes. what is doj doing in terms of trying to get more reporting done in this regard? obviously, the software is changing, or the reporting software is changing. but are there other thin