The cities of Houston and Los Angeles report a dramatic drop-off in
reports of sexual violence. Why? Because immigrants are afraid to
report; and not just because they might be undocumented, but they might
have a sister or a next-door neighbor or a spouse who is undocumented,
even if they are a citizen. So what has happened is with these threats
come an unwillingness of immigrants to report crime, to be witnesses to
crime, to keep our communities safe. These stories that we have heard of the victims of crime are
heartbreaking, but we are not without remedies under current law. The most important law in our country is the Constitution.
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Immigrants are afraid to report crimes, making communities less safe.
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