This nation continues to fail to live up to its equity promise, leaving distressing civil rights harm as the painful result. Our findings & reccs call for budgetary, staffing, mgmt, & Congressional oversight commitments sufficient to make rights real in lives of all Americans.
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The Commission heard compelling bipartisan testimony regarding ongoing widespread civil rights harms that underscore the need for strong federal agency enforcement of federal civil rights laws.
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The Commission found agencies generally lack adequate resources to investigate and resolve discrimination allegations within their jurisdiction, leaving allegations of civil rights violations unredressed.
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@USCCRgov’s specific examination of fiscal years 16-18 show: The Trump Administration seeks less civil rights enforcement funding than the Obama Administration did: nine agencies’ budget requests for their civil rights offices experienced an overall decrease from FY 16 to FY 18.Show this thread -
A bipartisan Congress generally has rejected Trump Admin requests to reduce funding. As fmr ED Sec.
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The Trump Administration has reflected its civil rights priorities in dollars. For example, in the Trump Administration,
@HHSOCR has prioritized enforcement efforts focused on freedom of religion rather than on the other civil rights in its jurisdiction.Show this thread -
We know, from the documents we reviewed and the testimony we received, as well as recent and ongoing investigations into civil rights harms, the toll it takes when the federal government abdicates its role as a civil rights enforcer.
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So when we ask, in our report, “Are Rights A Reality?” the answer, as we’ve documented in these more than 500 pages, is no. Read our full report here: https://www.usccr.gov/pubs/2019/11-21-Are-Rights-a-Reality.pdf …
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