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Trump immigrant crime hotline still faces hurdles, pushback
Source: Associated Press
Trump immigrant crime hotline still faces hurdles, pushback
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG
February 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump picked the grandest stage to unveil one of his first immigration initiatives: Appearing before a joint session of Congress a month after taking office, Trump announced the creation of a hotline to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants.
Almost immediately, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement hotline was immersed in controversy and confusion.
Trump’s critics saw the hotline, known as VOICE, as a cynical stunt that played to his political base, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars and perpetuating the false notion that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens. Others wrongly saw it as a hotline for reporting neighbors, colleagues or strangers they suspect are in the United States illegally.
Two years later, the hotline continues on. Its hurdle is to go beyond the political powder keg of the immigration debate and help crime victims in ways that local courts can’t, such as providing details about whether their assailants have been deported.
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG
February 5, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump picked the grandest stage to unveil one of his first immigration initiatives: Appearing before a joint session of Congress a month after taking office, Trump announced the creation of a hotline to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants.
Almost immediately, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement hotline was immersed in controversy and confusion.
Trump’s critics saw the hotline, known as VOICE, as a cynical stunt that played to his political base, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars and perpetuating the false notion that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens. Others wrongly saw it as a hotline for reporting neighbors, colleagues or strangers they suspect are in the United States illegally.
Two years later, the hotline continues on. Its hurdle is to go beyond the political powder keg of the immigration debate and help crime victims in ways that local courts can’t, such as providing details about whether their assailants have been deported.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/8f8a627b12e147dbac91122f3b6c5f54