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Car Attack On Teen In Iowa Adds To A Year Of Pain For Latinos In U.S.
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Nation’s Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Says 2019 Marks a
Tragic Time of Race-Based Hate Crimes

Washington, DC - The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today
demanded that a hate crime be declared in the deliberate running over and
attempted murder with a car of 14-year old Natalia Miranda in Clive, Iowa by a
white driver who told police she did it because the girl was “a Mexican”.

“This is the latest victim in what has already been one of the bloodiest years
for Latinos in the United States and no one is more to blame for this dangerous
toxic environment in our country today than President Trump himself,” says
Domingo Garcia, National President. “He has steadily beat the drum of racial
bigotry since he started campaigning for office and inspired murder, assaults and
racial taunts all across America in 2019. We have felt the scourge from his
continued clamor to build the wall and insults against us daily like Taco Tammy
in Dallas who verbally attacked two Latinas for simply working a food truck on a
public street,” said Garcia.

According to the FBI, hate crimes against Latinos are up for the third year in a
row. While attacks against Muslims and anti-Semitic incidents have dropped,
crimes targeting Latinos have shot up 41% since 2016. There were 485 incidents in
2018, the last full year measured, compared to 427 in 2017. The FBI reports the
country is witnessing the largest spike in race-based hate crimes since 2001.

“We must never forget the cold-blooded slayings of 6-year old Stephen Romero and
13-year old Keyla Salazar in Gilroy, California or the 22 men, women and children
gunned down in El Paso along with 24 more who were wounded because the murderer
wanted to kill Mexicans”says Garcia. “Now, to see 14-year old Natalia, a young
woman who could be our daughter or granddaughter run over while innocently
walking to a high school basketball game is a crime that must be prosecuted for
what it is --- attempted murder motivated by blind rage over the color of the
victim’s skin,” he said.

Joe Henry, LULAC Advisor to the National President for Civic Engagement and
Elections said Saturday that a coalition of community-based organizations is
being formed to call for action by the Polk County District Attorney’s Office
which has local jurisdiction in the community where the attack occurred, less
than 10-miles west of downtown Des Moines. “Already the excuse of mental health
is being raised as being a factor in this incident but we must denounce this type
of behavior,” states Henry. “When hate is promoted by the president of our
country, it is going to show itself in the weakest elements of society and
Latinos have been targeted,” Mr. Henry said. “We had to deal with this ever since
he was a candidate for president and it has just gotten worse over time.”

LULAC says it is monitoring safety conditions for Latinos across the nation and
is concerned that the dangerous trend will continue. “This should be a time of
year of peace and goodwill and instead another Latino family today is bedside
with a loved one because of hatred,” said Garcia. “I call on President Trump to
stop his hate speech against our community and pray God has mercy on him for the
blood of innocent Latinos on his hands,” concluded Garcia.

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The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and
oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans
and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000
councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and
advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of
today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.







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