Thank you, Madam Chair, for holding this very important hearing on public safety.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Seecharran, how is the legacy of the 9/11 attack continue to impact South Asian communities in New York?

I hope that we reckon with and reflect on this history today and come together to ensure this discrimination and stigmatization of Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American communities come to an end.

discrimination based on race or religion is always wrong, and it is inconsistent with our founding ideals.

Rather than nondiscrimination, equity often requires explicit discrimination to achieve its ends.

Admissions decisions made in the name of equity have also been seen at prestigious high schools across the country.

It is a beautiful experience, as everybody comes together and shows that American values are not in any one particular race or religion, but all of us.

The Muslim, Arab, and South Asian American communities are an essential part of the American fabric.

We should keep continue to move forward.

This is a true honor and a testimony in our country that we've come a long way, and that a person of color like myself have access to speak.

Domestic terrorists want to focus--force us into that frame, a narrative of us and them.

Domestic terrorism is at its highest level since the FBI began tracking it in 1994.