Got civil rights? If you are an American living under the Trump administration, the answer is a clear and resounding no. Of course, it isn’t much of a surprise that a candidate who campaigned on a message of hatred, bigotry and xenophobia would, now that he’s in office, make sure that he’s rolled back our nation’s civil rights progress by decades. And that’s exactly what he plans on doing. Under its newly proposed budget, the administration plans to get rid of the division of the Labor Department that protects against discrimination among federal contractors—yet another move to systematically reduce the ways the government will protect minority rights, and this extends across the board to several different agencies.
The proposal to dismantle the compliance office comes at a time when the Trump administration is reducing the role of the federal government in fighting discrimination and protecting minorities by cutting budgets, dissolving programs and appointing officials unsympathetic to previous practices. [...]
The new leadership at the Environmental Protection Agency, for instance, has proposed eliminating its environmental justice program, which addresses pollution that poses health threats specifically concentrated in minority communities. The program, in part, offers money and technical help to residents who are confronted with local hazards such as leaking oil tanks or emissions from chemical plants.
Who cares if minorities actually have access to clean air and water, right? These cuts are conveniently coupled with plans to eliminate housing and community development programs for the poor at Housing and Urban Development (HUD). After all, why make these communities suffer in just one way when can you take away their chances for health, housing and any opportunity for success or equality in multiple ways? Don’t forget about education. Who need civil rights in education anyway? Good thing, because that’s also up for grabs.
from Daily Kos http://ift.tt/2siqTBK
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