immigration reform advocate mary ann mendoza joins me now. we thank you for your time.l us what it is like, first of all, to get the news that you've lost a child and to have the complicating factor that that involved somebody who shouldn't have even been here, that had -- you've been able to go back and time and that person never made it to this country or been deported along with previous criminal convictions and arrests, your son may still be here. >> absolutely. he would be here. you know, i got a call at 3:00 in the morning from afghanistan, from a fellow police officer who was also in the national guard, telling me my son had been in an accident, and my world came crumbling apart from that moment on. and brandon was a spoke in my wheel that will never be replaced. the wheel will never turn the same again in my family. but listening to some of your previous guests, i want to just say this. the hispanic community that are americans, i find it very hard to believe that they're offended and would call donald trump racist for standing up for people who are doing someth

joined by two of the mothers whose sons were killed by illegal immigrants, sabine durdin and mary ann mendoza. thanks for joining us. sabine, you saw the speech last night. what was your response to it? >> oh, mr. trump went from hero status in my heart to superhero status because he's doing something that nobody else attempted. he's going to make sure no other family will feel the pain that we as mothers and fathers feel losing our children to illegal aliens. >> so mary ann mendoza, why was it left to driving under the influence to say this? there an awful lot of politicians in this country. he's the only one i've seen say anything like this on a national stage. why do you think that is? >> that's a big question in all of our minds, but that is what has drawn us to him because hillary clinton talks about what she will do for illegals and refugees. she never talks about what she will be doing for american families, who are not only struggling with illegal alien crime, but, you know, the jobs and the overburdened welfare system and our school systems, everything that is affected by illegal imm

and vote trump. [ applause ] >> i'm mary ann mendoza the mother of sergeant brandon mendoza who was killed in a violent head-on collision may 12th, 2014 in mesa. thank you. and i want to thank phoenix for the support you've always given me. and i want to tell you what. i'm supporting the man who will -- is the only man who's going to save our country and what we're going to be leaving our children. [ applause ] >> i'm steve ronavek, father of grant ronavek, 21 years old, killed january 22nd, 2015 by an illegal immigrant who shot him in the face. i truly believe that mr. trump is going to change things. he's going fight for my family and he's going to fight for america. >> these are amazing people. and i'm not asking for their endorsement. believe me. i've gotten to know so many of them and many more from our group. but they are incredible people. and what they're going through is incredible. and there's just no reason for it. let's give them a really tremendous hand. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] that's tough stuff. i will tell you. that is tough stuff. incredible people.

. >> i'm mary ann mendoza, mother of brendan who was killed in head-on collision may 12th, 2014 in mesa. i'm supporting the man who is the only man going to save our country and what we are going to be leaving our children. >> i'm steve, father of grant, 21 years old. killed january 22nd, 2015 by illegal immigrant who shot him in the face. i truly believe that mr. trump is going to change things, fight for my family and fight for america. >> these are amazing people. and i am not asking for their endorsement, believe me that, but i've gotten to know so many of them and many more from our group. they are incredible people and what they're going through is incredible and there's just no reason for it. so let's give them a really tremendous hand. that's tough stuff, i will tell you, that is tough stuff. incredible people. so now is the time for these voices to be heard. now is the time for the media to begin asking questions on their behalf. now is the time for all of us, as one country, democrat, republican, liberal, conservative, to band together to deliver justice and safety and securit

. >> i'm marie ann mendosa, wife of sergeant mendoza who was killed in mesa. >> a hero. >> thank you. and i want to thank phoenix for the support you have always given me. and i want to tell you what. i'm supporting the man who will -- is the only man who's going to save our country and what we're going to be leaving our children. thank you. >> i'm steve, father of grant ronabeck, 21 years old killed january 22,2015, by an illegal immigrant who shot him in the face. i truly believe that mr. trump is going to change things, fight for my family and he's going to fight for america. >> these are amazing people. and i'm not asking for their endorsement. believe me that. i have gotten to know so many of them and many more from our group but they're incredible people and what they're going through is incredible and no reason for it. let's give them a really tremendous hand. >> thank you. god bless you. >> thank you. god bless you. thank you very much. that's tough stuff i will tell you that. that is tough stuff. incredible peopleme. so now's the time for the voices to be heard. now's the tim