Trump is now highlighting crimes committed by immigrants
March 2, 2017
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"Immigration advocates were trying to balance empathy with outrage the day after President Donald Trump said he has directed the Department of Homeland Security to create an office for victims of crimes committed by immigrants.
Trump said he has ordered the creation of the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement, or VOICE to provide "a voice to those who have been ignored by our media, and silenced by special interests." He underscored his demand by spotlighting four victims of immigrants who committed crimes during his speech.
But advocates said Wednesday they saw the plan as political baiting and a continuation of the theme that Trump has seized on since the start of his campaign, with his statements about rapists and criminals coming from Mexico.
"People of course want to be respectful of someone who has lost a family member, who is a victim of crime," said Angela Kelley, senior strategic adviser for immigration at the Open Society Policy Center.
"The concern is there seems to be a repeated pattern of the Trump administration to link immigrants with criminality, using the emotions that come along with family members who have lost a loved one," Kelley said. "It's bait we don't want to take."
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