House Dem declares she is a 'proud Guatemalan' before American at Progressive International conference
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Several House Democrats , including members of the "Squad," criticized the United States over the weekend at a conference in Mexico City that questioned U.S. influence and policies, with one lawmaker saying she was prouder to be Guatemalan than American.
The second annual Panamerican Congress brought leftist officials from all over North and South America. Those in attendance included Democratic lawmakers: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ayanna Presley of Massachusetts, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Jesús Gilberto García and Delia Ramirez of Illinois.
All are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
On her website, Ramirez, the child of immigrant parents, said her husband is in the country illegally and that she is the only congressional lawmaker "in a mixed-status marriage, and fights for the rights of DREAMers like her husband, Boris, and for comprehensive immigration reform."
The White House condemned the remarks made by Ramirez, as well as her fellow Democrats.
"These Democrats’ comments are despicable and underscore their commitment to putting Americans last," White House spokesperson Liz Huston told Fox News Digital. "In stark contrast, President Trump is working tirelessly to secure peace deals, deport illegal alien criminals, and advance America’s interests at home and abroad."
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This country can't survive leaders like this. It's a cancer.
It's amazing how people who claim to believe this refuse to leave America for socialist paradises.
She's also the fruit of JB Pritzker's over the top partisan gerrymandering. But when he does it, it's not the end of democracy.....
I feel that when people who are in an elected office make remarks like this, they are expelled from that office and the governor should set a special election to replace them. We cannot have elected officials put their original country in front of the US. That is borderline treason.