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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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    3 of 3
    What happens when America retreats from the world?
    1. 1:23Putin denies Russian involvement in hacking of US election
    2. 7:57Is America retreating from the world?
    3. 42:49Some of Trump's 'angel moms' now feel exploitedYou’re reading this
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