Condemning White Supremacist Terrorism and the Anti-immigrant Rhetoric that Inspires It Resolution

believes that immigration makes the United States stronger;

is committed to keeping the United States open to those lawfully seeking refuge and asylum from violence and oppression and a chance to live the American dream, no matter their race, faith, or country of origin;

recognizes that the Federal Government has a duty to secure our borders, and that patriotic Americans can disagree about the best way to do so, within the boundaries set by our Constitution, our laws, and our ideals as a Nation of immigrants;

rejects the hateful propaganda of White supremacist terrorists, including those who committed the massacres of Jewish people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue building and of Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, that immigrants to our country or to other countries are “invaders” or that they pose any intrinsic threat to society;

condemns political leaders who legitimize White supremacist ideology by echoing claims of an immigrant invasion, by falsely alleging that our fellow Americans who are immigrants and refugees commit more crimes or contribute less to our society than native born citizens, or by spreading conspiracy theories about the law enforcement and intelligence agencies seeking to protect every American;

encourages the men and women of the Justice Department, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and State and local law enforcement agencies, to enhance their efforts so that the threat posed by domestic terrorism and extremist ideology is met with the same seriousness and resolve as the threat posed by terrorist groups based outside the United States; and

urges social media companies to take additional steps to remove extremist content from their platforms, and urges them to reevaluate how they deliver information, including algorithms that drive users towards sensational content and ideological extremes.