The union that represents immigration officers has never endorsed a presidential candidate before but they’ve thrown their support behind Donald Trump for 2016.
Reuters reports:
Ahead of debate, Trump endorsed by U.S. immigration officers
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump picked up the endorsement on Monday of the union representing 5,000 federal immigration officers, a boost of support for his immigration policy ahead of his first debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Trump has laid out a hardline position on illegal immigration, proposing to build a wall along the U.S. southern border with Mexico and take other steps to crack down on the flow of undocumented people crossing into the United States.
With immigration likely to be discussed at the debate, the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, a union representing 5,000 federal immigration officers and law enforcement support staff, announced it would support Trump, in what was described as its first endorsement of a candidate for elected office.
The union’s president, Chris Crane, outlined in a statement why his group is backing Trump, saying his union members are “the last line of defense for American communities” and that his members “are prevented from enforcing the most basic immigration laws.”
What does it tell you that the very people charged with enforcing America’s immigration laws are supporting Trump?
These people know better than anyone else in the country what the situation on the ground is really like.
They want a president who will support them and let them do their jobs.
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