Sen. Cory Booker has called for the creation of a White House Office on Hate Crimes and White Supremacist Violence in a plan released Thursday. The release comes in the wake of the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 and the shooter's admission that he targeted "Mexicans."

In the plan, an advisory group would share information on specific communities with the White House, as well as several law enforcement agencies, according to Booker's campaign.


"White supremacy has always been a problem in our American story — if not always at the surface, then lurking not so far beneath it," Booker said in a speech at Emanuel AME Church on August 9. " And, yes, racist violence has always been a part of the American story, never more so than in times of transition and times of rapid social change."

The announced plan also looks to improve the data available on hate crimes and violence, as well as call for an end to the usage of the term "racially-motivated violent extremism" and move the FBI to reinstate the specific white supremacist designation. 

Several presidential hopefuls have revealed their strategies to combat white supremacy and gun violence, according to The Hill. Democrats have also criticized President Trump for what they say is his role in "encouraging" white supremacists with his rhetoric and contributing to increased racial tensions. 

President Trump has continually fought against the claim that his rhetoric may have contributed to violence, accusing critics of using the El Paso shooting "for political gain."

According to the Washington Post, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg have all released proposals to address the rise of white nationalism and lessen gun violence.