Washington, Sept. 30 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
SCHAUMBURG, IL - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today responded to a new report from the Center for the Study of Organized Hate, The Rising Tide of Anti-South Asian Hate in the United States, documenting a sharp rise in anti-South Asian hate online. The report identified approximately 542,360 hateful posts targeting South Asians on X between January 2025 and June 2026, with posts portraying South Asians as invaders, job thieves, or a demographic threat accounting for 45 percent of the posts identified. The report identified immigration politics, economic resentment, political rhetoric, and the digital amplification of hate among the factors ...