We counted 940 hate groups — a decrease from 2018's record high of 1,020 — operating in the US last year. Hate groups continue to maintain ties to lawmakers, including White House officials, and hate violence doesn't show any sign of stopping.
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Despite the overall drop in the number of hate groups, we identified a
▪️ 43% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups;
▪️ 18% increase in anti-immigrant hate groups;
▪️ 5% increase in white nationalist hate groups.
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▪️ 43% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups;
▪️ 18% increase in anti-immigrant hate groups;
▪️ 5% increase in white nationalist hate groups.
splcenter.org/hate-map
A number of anti-immigrant hate groups, including Center for Immigration Studies, have ties to lawmakers. Last year, we broke the news that #StephenMiller, architect of #Trump's cruel immigration policies, promoted a white supremacist novel and websites. splcenter.org/stephen-miller…
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups — notably Family Research Council and Alliance Defending Freedom — also have relationships with elected and appointed officials, exerting influence over the administration's rollback of federal protections for LGBTQ+ people.
White supremacist views were linked to the deadly 2019 shootings in #Christchurch and #ElPaso. The El Paso shooter's manifesto referenced the racist theories of "white genocide,” also called "the great replacement." splcenter.org/news/2019/06/0…
Hate has no place in our country. #YearInHate splcenter.org/year-hate-and-…
