Parminderjeet
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Just over 15 years ago, almost every Indian-American became aware of the name of Balbir Singh Sodhi after he was murdered in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Now they are haunted by the name of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, the first victim since Donald Trump’s (temporary) ban on Muslim immigrants. Once again the price of hate in America has been paid with the blood of an Indian worker.
I write this with a mixture of anger and sadness because we had repeatedly warned that an incident like this was inevitable. People who commit hate crimes don’t act in a vacuum. They feed on a diet of hatred whipped up by others, and believe they are acting in the greater good. To protect their nation. Or perhaps their religion. They target victims only because of their background, thinking their crime is justified and appreciated. The leader of a country cannot throw petrol and matches towards a crowd and deny involvement if they start a fire.
For months Trump has claimed the US was being overrun by illegal immigrants and blamed them for crime and terrorism, despite evidence to the contrary. We warned that he would incite violence when he started his campaign by attacking Muslims and Mexicans. We said it again it when he pledged to take away rights from gay and lesbian Americans. We said it again when he disparaged black Americans and mocked disabled people. Was it hard to imagine an American would take that to heart? There is no other way of saying it: Trump has blood on his hands.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/colum...rimes-in-us/story-j1yoMarXwmfGJD4GQ9udCL.html