immigration

Ms Slotkin also talked about immigration, another topic where Democrats poll worse than Republicans, highlighting a lack of empathy by the Trump administration toward undocumented immigrants.

But he has also used them as a tool to demand that Canada, Mexico and China do more to stop drug trafficking and curb immigration.

Humberto Briceño, 39, also from Venezuela, said gangs and immigration agents have extorted money from him while he waits in Mexico for a chance to claim asylum in the United States.

Yet xenophobes continued to use the specter of other languages crowding out English to urge immigration clampdowns.

Richard said she believes its crucial that lawmakers pass these protections, given the looming threat of immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration.