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Some of Trump's 'angel moms' now feel exploited

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump embraces a member of The Remembrance Project at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada October 5, 2016 Photo by David Becker/Reuters Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda played a central role in his presidential campaign. He often relied on family members of people killed by undocumented immigrants,…

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KCRW placeholderBy León Krauze • Jun 1, 2017 • 1 min read

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump embraces a member of

The Remembrance Project at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada October 5, 2016

Photo by David Becker/Reuters

Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda played a central role in his presidential campaign. He often relied on family members of people killed by undocumented immigrants, who spoke on his behalf at rallies and the Republican Convention itself. Now, those families say they feel abused and exploited and are speaking out against Trump. Kenneth Vogel, chief investigative reporter at Politico, has taken a close look at the story.

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    León Krauze

    national news anchor, Univision

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Luke Vander Ploeg

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Kenneth Vogel

    New York Times

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