Organizers helping immigrants in Mass. react to Trump’s victory [Video]

IS NOW GRAPPLING WITH THAT REALITY. ADVOCATES FOR THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY WORRY THAT TRUMP’S TONE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR WORK. IT WILL BE ESL CLASSES OR IT COULD BE SORT OF LIKE SAFETY IN YOUR WORKPLACE. GLADYS VEGA AT COLABORATIVA OFFERS IMMIGRANTS JOB TRAINING. HOUSING PLACEMENT AND HELP FOR 300 FAMILIES A DAY. IF HE FOLLOWS THROUGH ON HIS PROMISE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WE’RE TALKING MILLIONS OF MIGRANTS BEING FORCED OUT OF THE COUNTRY. FOR A CITY LIKE CHELSEA, WE’RE DEVASTATED. IN 2004, 2008, UNDER SECURE COMMUNITY, WHERE THEY WERE DOING SMALL RAIDS IN MASSACHUSETTS, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE’RE WAITING FOR THOSE. THE FOCUS WITH THE REMOVAL OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WAS REALLY ON CRIMINAL ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. INITIALLY, TRUMP SAYS HIS AMERICA FIRST STRATEGY IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY. WHAT TRUMP HAS PROPOSED HERE AND AGAIN, THIS MIGHT JUST BE RHETORIC. YOU KNOW, BLANKET TARIFFS …