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Recognize and disaggregate data on Black immigrants to improve accountability
and visibility under DHS.
As a multi-racial democracy, the United States must reflect the full participation of and provide
constitutional protections to all people within its borders. The rights of Black people—whether
born in the United States or newly arrived—cannot be conditional.65 The Constitution promises
equal protection and fair treatment for all people through the Fourteenth 66 and Fifth
Amendments.67 These rights cannot be taken away just because the president says a law is
needed for national security or foreign affairs, especially when the real reason is anti-Black
racism or fear of immigrants. Ending anti-Black racism requires that people in the United States
examine the nation’s past and expose present inequalities, while building a future where Black
people are fully included and protected—not only as citizens, but as human beings.
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