Hillary Clinton's Ad Promises Deportation Relief to Undocumented Immigrants
Hillary Clinton's new advertisement promises deportation relief to undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
The emotional commercial features a young Latina girl, Karla Ortiz, worried about her parents being deported. Showcasing her mother and grandmother side, Clinton assures the 10-year-old child sitting on her lap that she doesn't have to worry about her family being sent back to the country they came from.
"I'm going to do everything I can so you don't have to be scared and you don't have to worry too much about your mom or your dad or somebody else in your family," the Democratic presidential candidate said. She also urges the girl to be brave.
"Let me do the worrying. I'll do all the worrying, is that a deal?" Clinton added in the video. "I'll do the worrying; I'll do everything I can to help, OK?"
Watch the ad below.
The young Ortiz hopes that Clinton will be the next U.S. president because she believes that the candidate can help the country's immigrant community.
Deportation Relief Plans
The unveiling of Clinton's new ad took place at the same time that her biggest rival Bernie Sanders' campaign deployed a group of Dreamer supporters. These people cannot vote in this year's presidential election but will ask others to attend Sanders' caucus on Saturday.
Clinton has proposed immigration relief that goes further than Barack Obama's executive action. The former secretary of state plans to develop deportation relief to other undocumented immigrants in the U.S., especially those who are parents of Dreamers. Obama's effort, which is currently being reviewed in court, only attempts to grant legal status to parents of U.S. citizen and children who are legal residents.
Immigration Stance
Clinton is being criticized for her immigration stance in the past. She previously said that children from Central America that arrived at the U.S. border in the spring and summer of 2014 should be sent back to their home countries.
She eased her tone since then, saying that she supported deportation before but opposes the raids now. Sanders' supporters, however, continue to challenge Clinton's statement.
"I made it very clear that those children needed to be processed appropriately," Clinton said this month. "But we also had to send a message to families and communities in Central America not to send their children on this dangerous journey in the hands of smugglers."
Clinton called the Obama administration's deportation raids in January as "inhumane." The raids have fueled fears among the immigrant community and outcry from congressional Democrats who are against the current administration's stance.
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