Whereas on February 22, 2017, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani were shot at a restaurant in Olathe, Kansas, by a visitor who witnesses indicate said get out of my country before opening fire; Whereas Ian Grillot intervened to try and stop the killer and was shot by the same assailant; Whereas Srinivas Kuchibhotla perished from the wounds he received at the scene; Whereas Srinivas Kuchibhotla is survived by his family; Whereas attacks and threats have increased against Hindu, Muslim, Arab, South Asian, Sikh, and Jewish Americans; Whereas a Sikh American was shot and injured in Kent, Washington, on March 3, 2017, by a gunman who reportedly told him to go back to your own country ; Whereas a report released from South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) found that hate violence against key communities during the most recent measured year was 34 percent higher than the combined 3-year period between 2011 and 2014; Whereas the Department of Justice rightfully began tracking hate crimes against Hindu, Sikh, and Arab Americans in 2015; Whereas the attacks on Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, and other hate incidents across the country, have impacted Indian-American families throughout the United States, sowing fear and concern; Whereas South Asian American and other groups across the United States have condemned these attacks; Whereas South Asian Americans and other immigrant communities are too often painted as threats rather than valued for their contributions to this Nation; and Whereas the President’s rhetoric and actions are terrifying many American families: Now, therefore, be it