Racial Justice
America’s
long struggle with race is far from finished- Hillary Clinton
If
we stand with each other now, we can build a future where no one is left out or
left behind, and everyone can share in the promise of America—which is big
enough for everyone, not to be reserved for a few.
Hillary,
July 8, 2016
As president, Hillary Clinton will fight to break down all the barriers
that hold Americans back and build ladders of opportunity for all people—so
that every child in America can live up to his or her God-given potential.
As president, Hillary will:
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Reform our broken criminal justice system by reforming sentencing laws and policies,
ending racial profiling by law enforcement, strengthening the bonds of trust
between communities and police, and more.
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Protect the right to vote by fighting to repair the Voting Rights Act and implementing universal,
automatic voter registration so that every American will be registered to vote
when they turn 18, unless they opt out.
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Protect immigrants’ rights and keep families together by fighting for comprehensive
immigration reform, including a full and equal pathway to citizenship and an
end to family detention and private immigrant detention centers.
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End the epidemic of gun violence in our communities. Gun violence is the leading
cause of death for young African American men—more than the next nine leading
causes combined. We must do more to crack down on gun stores that flood our
communities with illegal guns and deprive our children of their futures.
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Fight against environmental injustice. Clean air and clean water are basic human
rights. But too many children in low-income housing are exposed to lead.
African American children are twice as likely to suffer from asthma as white
children. Half of our nation’s Latino population lives in areas where the air
quality does not meet the EPA’s health standards—and climate change will put
vulnerable populations at even greater risk. As president, Hillary will work to
reduce air pollution, invest in the removal of toxins like lead, develop
greener and more resilient infrastructure, tackle energy poverty, and boost
efforts to clean up highly polluted toxic sites.
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Close the education achievement gap by making sure every child has a world-class
education from birth through college. Hillary will double America’s investment
in Early Head Start, ensure that every 4-year-old in America has access to
high-quality preschool, drive student achievement in K-12 schools, make college
affordable, and relieve the crushing burden of student debt.
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End violence against the transgender community—particularly women of
color.
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Revitalize the economy in communities that have been left out and left
behind through a “Breaking Every Barrier Agenda” that includes $125 billion in targeted
investments to create good-paying jobs, rebuild crumbling infrastructure, and
connect housing to opportunity.
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Ensure equal treatment for citizens in Puerto Rico. Hillary is committed to
making sure Puerto Ricans have a voice and are treated equally. She believes
that Puerto Ricans must be treated equally by Medicare, Medicaid, and other
programs that benefit families. She will also work with the people of Puerto
Rico and with advocates from all sides to answer the fundamental question of
their political status.
Hillary has been fighting for
racial justice her entire career:
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As a young lawyer working for the Children’s Defense Fund, Hillary went
to South Carolina to work to stop the incarceration of teenagers in adult
prisons, and she investigated school segregation in Alabama at so-called
“private academies.”
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In Arkansas, she started a legal aid clinic to ensure that low-income
people had access to real legal representation; she helped start a program to
help low-income parents prepare their kids for school success, which is now in
more than 20 states; and she helped to found the Arkansas Single Parent
Scholarship Fund, which helped nearly 40,000 single parents with their
education.
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As first lady, she continued her advocacy for children and families,
helping to pass the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which now
covers more than 8 million kids, helping reform the foster care and adoption
system, and advocating for the expansion of Medicaid to cover foster kids until
they are 21. She pushed for the expansion of Head Start and advocated for
quality child care and equal pay for women to help break down barriers for
working parents.
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As a U.S. senator, she worked to improve pre-K programs and provide
parenting help for at-risk families and pushed to expand CHIP to cover more
kids. She co-sponsored legislation to end racial profiling and implement
sentencing reforms to address crack-cocaine disparities, and she fought to
restore voting rights and expand programs that help people re-enter society
after they have served time. She introduced legislation to protect voting
rights; supported increased funding for HIV and AIDS programs, spotlighting the
disproportionate impact on African American women; and worked with then-Senator
Obama to fight against lead poisoning.
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