Krishnamoorthi Responds After Florida Politician Calls Him a “Foreign Occupier” in Racist Attack Following Anti-Indian Remarks

SCHAUMBURG, IL - After Florida politician Chandler Langevin-who recently called for the mass deportation of Indian Americans-attacked Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's name and heritage, calling him a "foreign occupier" in response to the Congressman's earlier condemnationof his racist comments, Congressman Krishnamoorthi issued the following statement:

"It's telling that rather than apologizing for calling for the mass deportation of Indian Americans, Mr. Langevin chose to double down with racist mockery. I was born in India, raised in Peoria, and elected by the people of Illinois-there's nothing 'foreign' about standing up for my fellow Americans. Hate may be loud, but it will never drown out the values of decency and democracy that unite us."