Reinforce and enhance Indiana’s brand as a welcoming and diverse state by:

• Strengthening existing “bias crime” penalties for criminal offenses where it can be proven that the victim or target is intentionally selected by clearly enumerating personal characteristics, addressing the alarming increase in these crimes as tracked by federal law enforcement agencies
• Updating the state’s current anti-discrimination law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment, and public accommodations
• Encouraging federal leadership on comprehensive immigration reform, while restoring the eligibility for in-state tuition and financial aid to state colleges and universities for foreign born students who have matriculated through the Indiana K-12 system