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U.S. cracks down on anti-Asian attacks

May 21, 2021

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Anti-Asian hate crimes bill becomes law

President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday to curb the spike in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders during the Covid pandemic, pledging the U.S. would "step up" enforcement against such attacks.

"Every time we're silent, every time we let hate flourish, we make a lie of who we are as a nation."

The law directs the Justice Department to expedite a review of coronavirus-related hate crimes. It also funds grants for states to establish hotlines to report such incidents and instructs the federal government to help local law enforcement publicly report anti-Asian crimes.

It passed both the House and Senate with large bipartisan support.

Anti-Asian hate crimes reported to police throughout the U.S. rose 169% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the same period a year prior, according to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University San Bernardino.

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