Virginia requires that defendants in criminal and civil cases provide their own language interpreters if they do not speak English, meaning it is entirely possible for... say, refugees living there legally to be arrested and convicted of crimes without ever understanding anything said to them during the arrest or trial. Additionally, state programs in Virginia that distribute federal assistance do not provide language interpretation for refugees - even though federal law requires it and the Justice Department has in the past come down hard on other States doing the same thing. As a former Virginian, I was horrified to know this was going on and is resulting in significant abuses to the most vulnerable people in society - people we, as a nation agreed to assist and support. What are your thoughts on this and if elected to a federal office, would you take actions against your home State, if you knew they were breaking the law?
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Virginia requires that defendants in criminal and civil cases provide their own language interpreters if they do not speak English, meaning it is entirely possible for... say, refugees living there legally to be arrested and convicted of crimes without ever understanding anything said to them during the arrest or trial. Additionally, state programs in Virginia that distribute federal assistance do not provide language interpretation for refugees - even though federal law requires it and the Justice Department has in the past come down hard on other States doing the same thing. As a former Virginian, I was horrified to know this was going on and is resulting in significant abuses to the most vulnerable people in society - people we, as a nation agreed to assist and support. What are your thoughts on this and if elected to a federal office, would you take actions against your home State, if you knew they were breaking the law?
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