Clinton ad features illegal U.S. resident urging people to vote

Published October 12, 2016 2:10pm ET



Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign unveiled a new Spanish-language ad in Nevada featuring an illegal U.S. resident calling on people to vote for Clinton, “if you can.”

Astrid Silva is a “dreamer,” an alien minor unlawfully residing in the U.S., who said in the ad that federal officials apprehended her father on his way home from work. She said she has decided to fight for immigration reform.

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