Whereas hate in any form must be identified and condemned; Whereas discriminatory rhetoric and the scapegoating of vulnerable communities are the main drivers of race-related attacks; Whereas hate-based violence also extends to hate crimes, harmful immigration policies, and hate speech; Whereas the total number of single-bias incidents in 2022 was 11,288 and 10,530 in 2021; Whereas over 65 percent of hate crimes committed in 2022 were committed against a person and 31 percent were committed against property; Whereas in 2022 race/ethnicity-related hate crimes made up the majority (56 percent) of all reported bias crimes; Whereas African Americans make up the majority of victims in race-related hate crimes in 2022; Whereas racial biases against the Sikh community has increased by 108 percent between 2020 to 2021; Whereas Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes increased by 266 percent in just one year between 2020 and 2021; Whereas antisemitic hate incidents have increased across educational institutions and places of worship, causing an increase in threats to public safe havens; Whereas the xenophobia in the framework of immigration policy has caused the displacement of thousands of migrant children; Whereas LGBTQI+ hate crimes rose by 16 percent between 2021 and 2022; Whereas 88 percent of victims of transgender and gender nonconforming attacks were victims of color, 54 percent being Black transgender women; Whereas the right to religious freedom is a right for all Americans and non-Americans; Whereas hate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability has no place in the fabric of our democracy; Whereas bigotry, racial biases, transphobia, islamophobia, and xenophobia must be met with State and Federal repercussions to prevent their deleterious effects on democracy and democratic institutions