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Clinton campaign accuses Trump of demonizing immigrants

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Sep 01 2016 | 9:42 PM IST
Describing Donald Trump's address on the immigration policy as his "darkest speech yet", the Clinton campaign today accused the Republican presidential nominee of dividing communities and demonizing immigrants.
"In his darkest speech yet, Donald Trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric and attempted to divide communities by pitting people against each other and demonizing immigrants," alleged Hillary for America National Latino Vote director Lorella Praeli.
"Trump committed to sending a new 'Deportation Task Force' into American communities, rescinding the President's executive actions to protect DREAMers and their families, building a wall that he continues to claim will be paid for by Mexico, and made clear that 'Operation Wetback' was not severe enough. The only immigrants allowed in the future are those that pass Trump's own test of 'desirability'," she alleged.
Praeli said Trump once again showed the Americans that he will continue his decades-long record of divisiveness and campaign of hate by pledging to forcibly remove every single undocumented immigrant from our country.
"He showed us, very clearly, what's at stake in this election by painting a picture of his idea of America: one in which immigrants are not welcomed and one in which innocent families are torn apart," she said.
The Washington Post described Trump's speech on immigration a tough one.
"Donald Trump resumed his usual aggressive tone during a speech on immigration, vowing to go especially hard after illegal immigrants who commit other crimes," the daily said, adding that under his latest plan more than six million illegal immigrants could be deported.

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First Published: Sep 01 2016 | 9:42 PM IST

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