Congressmen, civil and human rights activists have called on President Obama and Congress to support the End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 and put a stop to profiling that has been institutionalized by many law enforcement authorities, especially since the September 11 attacks a decade ago.
Racial profiling effects many minorities but in recent years has been targeted toward Muslims or those perceived as Muslims in the United States The Act aims to curb profiling by law enforcement officials at the federal, state and local levels.
The conference was organized by the Rights Working Group which is a national coalition of over 300 human, civil, and immigrant rights groups formed in the aftermath of 9/11.
Executive Director Margaret Huang discussed the prevalence of racial profiling and its failures in American society.
When Press TV questioned Congressman John Conyers about racial profiling in light of rising Islamophobia, he stated that it is part of a historical racism that has been part of American society since its inception.
The bill will be introduced this fall by Senator Ben Cardin in the Senate and Congressman John Conyers in the House of Representatives.
With the Muslim Radicalization hearings of Congressman Peter King and increasing Islamophobic remarks being made by other politicians, the Islamophobia tide seems to only be rising higher. But measures like this bill hope to combat this growing force in Congress and across the nation.
