Pass Federal Hate Crimes Prevention Act Now! Contact Your Representative Today! Take Action!

The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) encourages you to call your Representative today and urge them to support the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (LLEHCPA).

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• The LLEHCPA (H.R. 1913) strengthens the ability of the federal, state and local governments to investigate and prosecute hate crimes based on race, ethnic background, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation and disability.
• H.R. 1913 helps state and local anti-bias efforts by enabling the Justice Department to assist them in the investigation and prosecution of all hate crimes, not just those that prevent the victim from exercising a federally protected right.
• Over the years, AAJC has documented hundreds upon hundreds of bias-motivated crimes directed at Asian Americans.
• It is important to our communities that the federal government be able to address hate crimes that state and local authorities either cannot or will not investigate or prosecute properly because hate crimes have a crippling effect on whole communities.

Act Now! Call your Representative through April 29 to support the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 1913). The more support the bill has, the better the chance of passing this landmark legislation and putting an end to hate crimes in America.

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The Asian American Justice Center (www.advancingequality.org) is a national organization dedicated to defending and advancing the civil and human rights of Asian Americans. It works closely with three affiliates – the Asian American Institute in Chicago (www.aaichicago.org), the Asian Law Caucus (www.asianlawcaucus.org) in San Francisco, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (www.apalc.org) in Los Angeles – and nearly 100 community partners in 49 cities, 23 states and Washington, D.C.

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