Somebody in a powerful position created a video.  This video attacked Selena Gomez for a video she posted

    on social media.  In her video, Gomez was crying about the treatment of undocumented immigrants.  A lot of people did not like this video, criticizing Gomez for her emotional response. This was the start of a debate about empathy and politics.

    A video from a powerful source targeted Selena Gomez. They said that she should have cried for different children who were killed by undocumented immigrants.

    The criticism of Gomez started because of her social media post. She showed a lot of emotion in it.

    The official video portrayed Gomez as a liar, showing that she was deceptive for attracting sympathy.

    After all the criticism, Gomez spoke again. She said she wanted to help but did not know how.

    The person who created this video was against immigration. This video was more about politics than empathy.

    The president of the country has been actively targeting  undocumented immigrants.  He has been using the power of the government to do this.  The country is trying to get rid of immigrants who are not documented.  Since his election, he has signed laws using this as a reason.

    The president of the country ordered a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay to house migrants that have been detained.

    Statistics have shown that undocumented immigrants have a lower crime rate than documented immigrants.

    Selena Gomez is Mexican American.  She has been supporting immigrants for a long time.  Selena Gomez wants to stand by her people because she feels compassion for them.

    Gomez made the decision to support immigrants rights.  She comments on this when being asked about it.  She is part of a conversation on social media about the treatment of immigrants. This is a conversation that is happening in real-time.

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