REPARATIONS
President Trump must direct Congress to propose and deliver to his desk a federally led and administered Reparations package that identifies a definite start date with no fixed ending date. President Trump must commit to seeing the Act faithfully executed. At minimum, the Reparations package should prioritize cash payments totaling
$20 trillion to American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS). Together with targeted policies and protections, the redistributive measures will be ongoing and must remain in effect until—at the very least—the wealth gap between white Americans and ADOS is closed.
ETHNIC DESIGNATION & PROTECTION
Taking into account the absence of reparations for chattel slavery, and the presence of the accrued cost of its brutal, 400-year legacy, the descendants of chattel slavery in the U.S. have been made to inherit a singular disadvantage in national life.
The Trump administration, by executive fiat, must designate descendants of chattel slavery in the United States as a protected class. The ethnic designation should accord with the criteria outlined in
our presentation to the Office of Management and Budget. Additionally, any future studies or data collection by the U.S. government must disaggregate ADOS from the rest of the American population so that the specific needs of ADOS communities can be accurately quantified and addressed by targeted policies and investments.
President Trump must call on Congress to create an Office of ADOS Affairs that will specifically advocate for the needs of ADOS people. The President must also charge the Office with creating a genealogy registry that will provide resources for ADOS people who wish to trace their ancestry to establish eligibility for slavery Reparations. The Office must also be charged with the collection of information and studies regarding stolen wealth by way of the destruction of Black businesses, stolen intellectual property, predatory lending, and the redlining of housing and insurance policies.
Should Congress fail to act, President Trump must create the Office by executive order.
President Biden must direct Congress to propose and deliver a federally led Reparations package identifying a definite start date with no fixed end date.
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