Number of U.S. hate groups hits all-time high, watchdog says
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of hate groups operating in the United States rose 7 percent to an all-time high in 2018, reflecting an increasingly divisive debate on immigration and demographic change, the Southern Poverty Law Center said on Wednesday.
The SPLC, which has tracked hate groups since 1971, found there were 1,020 operating in the United States last year, breaking the 1,018 record set in 2011. It marked the fourth consecutive year of growth.
The group’s annual report on hate activities blamed the rise in part on Republican President Donald Trump, whose administration has focused on reducing illegal and legal immigration into the United States.
“The numbers tell a striking story – that this president is not simply a polarizing figure but a radicalizing one,” said Heidi Beirich, director of the SPLC’s Intelligence Project, which released the new numbers. “Rather than trying to tamp down hate, as presidents of both parties have done, President Trump elevates it – with both his rhetoric and his policies.”
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U.S. FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / 11:31 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Katharine Jackson
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His admin can’t do it alone, but how many hollow souls can they find with hate in their heart willing to join and support these new hate groups? Too many
Deplorables in +1000 groups 
Once we cut off the head (trump)we will see what happens because it will not shrivel away that easy
Thanks to Putin and his IRA it's socially acceptable and cool to be a Nazi! But they're like vampires. We could cut the proverbial head off Trump, but as long as Putin is around, he'll just find another stooge who will do his evil bidding.
