Stephen Miller Mocked For Christmas Movie Jab At Migrants
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Via: john-russell • 11 months ago • 38 commentsBy: Alex Griffing (Mediaite)
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Senior Trump White House aide Stephen Miller kicked up a wave of scorn and mockery on Friday with a tweet about watching a Christmas movie with his children, a moment he managed to turn into a jab at migrants.
"Watched the Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra Family Christmas with my kids," wrote Miller on X, adding, "Imagine watching that and thinking America needed infinity migrants from the third world."
Miller, who has spearheaded Trump's mass deportation push, was quickly reminded by social media users, on the left and right, that both Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were the products of immigration.
The National Review's Dan McLaughlin replied to Miller, "Sinatra: son of two Italian immigrants. Martin: son of an Italian immigrant, grandson of another."
"Really strange people to cite in an argument against immigration," added McLaughlin.
Sinatra: son of two Italian immigrants. Martin: son of an Italian immigrant, grandson of another.
Really strange people to cite in an argument against immigration. https://t.co/BhEuwuogL1
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 26, 2025
Former GOP congressman turned anti-Trump commentator Joe Walsh replied, "Imagine watching the Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas from yrs ago and even thinking about brown & black immigrants today. I mean…who does that? Hey @StephenM, you got issues. Get some help. Grow up, get a life, and stop with all your hate & bigotry."
Imagine watching the Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Family Christmas from yrs ago and even thinking about brown & black immigrants today. I mean…who does that? Hey @StephenM, you got issues. Get some help. Grow up, get a life, and stop with all your hate & bigotry. https://t.co/H8Z8vPTDXK
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) December 26, 2025
Below are some additional reactions:
This is how stupid Stephen Miller is:
Both Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra were children of immigrants. Dean Martin didn't even begin to learn english until he was 5.
Imagine watching a show with your kids and trying to figure out ways to use it to attack immigrants who are in… https://t.co/lzY0lL1d02pic.twitter.com/AhYtDTngoR
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) December 26, 2025
Nativism is how tyranny will come to America. They will do anything to anyone to deport the innocent people they dislike. https://t.co/BSlvS5nzlw
— The Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) December 26, 2025
This is an amazing thing to say out loud. https://t.co/65px5Nmno9
— Matt Welch (@MattWelch) December 26, 2025
Sinatra's parents were of course both immigrants https://t.co/o4cekgit3N
— Jordan Weissmann (@JHWeissmann) December 26, 2025
Both were sons of Italian immigrants who faced intense discrimination in America. Sinatra spoke of the prejudice he faced, saying, "Half the troubles I've had were because my name ended in a vowel." https://t.co/iPovE0U5ir
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) December 26, 2025
The parents of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin (b. Dino Crocetti) were immigrants from "third world" parts of Italy. In the U.S., various Sinatras and Crocettis had occasional run-ins with the law. They were the kinds of immigrants Stephen Miller would have been eager to deport. https://t.co/kU8UQbmaZG
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) December 26, 2025
Sinatra was a first-generation American. https://t.co/GGjT5gPcpy
— Steve Schale (@steveschale) December 26, 2025
Some people will commit human rights violations rather than go to therapy https://t.co/vKKA3jdIbl
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) December 26, 2025
Imagine reading this and thinking America can't follow the path of European fascism. https://t.co/qKENy5r9ld
— Will Saletan (@saletan) December 26, 2025
Do you spend a single waking moment not seething over how much you hate immigrants?
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) December 26, 2025
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti) was the son of Italian immigrants…his Italian heritage deeply influenced him, shaping his early life, including his initial struggles with English leading to bullying, which he overcame through hard work, eventually becoming a beloved… https://t.co/oJnQ8XjamD
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) December 26, 2025
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Nancy Sinatra has said numerous times that her father hated Donald Trump. I'm sure he would have hated Miller too.
He's a disgrace.
A disgrace squared if that's possible.
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I find that certain people are too lazy to research anything before they display their own confirmation bias.
Erol Flynn Aussie
Judy Garland American/Irish
Nat King Cole Aan American from North Carolina
Frank Sinatra Parents were Italian Immigrants
Sammy Davis Jr An American with Cuban and African ancestors
Deam Martin AKA Dino Paul Crocetti a son of Italian Immigrants
Mickey Rooney Mickey had a Scottish father and Grandfather and an English grandmother
Ava Gardner NC Sharecroppers who were 2nd and third generation Irish/Scott/English
Lena Horn American with African roots and some European
Humprey Bogart The American with the longest history who can trace his Dutch ancestry in the US back to the 1600s
Lauren Bacall Her mother emigrated from Romania, her father's parents were Jewish refugees from Belarus.
Elizabeth Taylor English-Swiss roots in the USA back to the 1600s also
Tony Curtiss born Bernard Schwartz, he took a late life interest into his Hungarian Jewish roots and built a synagogue in Budapest with daughter Jamie lee Curtis
Jerry Lewis born Joseph Levatch, son of Russian Jews who fled persecution.
And all came legally.
Laziness is one thing, not knowing the difference between right and wrong is unforgivable.
There were no legal requirements back then. All you had to be was healthy when you got off the boat.
There is evidence that the Sinatra's and Crocetti's came to the states to avoid the law in their home country.
Bacall, like Schwartz and Lavatch were Jews fleeing the pogroms in Russia, Belarus and Hungary. Maybe they were nice people; maybe they were criminals?
No one really cares about any of that.
The article is about Steven Millers blind spot as to who the Rat Pack were and what they were all about.
They were the epitome of success through diversity, men, women, black, brown, mixed, Catholics, Protestants, Jews and atheists hiding in plain sight under assumed names
with assumed values. They flaunted their wealth to hoards of loving wannabes with the exception of most of the Jews like Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis who gave back to the communities here and abroad, they raised 2.4 Billion for charities benifitting all Americans.
this is about the wrong kind of immigrants that came to america trying to pull the ladder up behind them ...
Were the Italians the "right kind of people" when they immigrated to America? Or the Irish? Slovaks?
All these groups were looked down on after immigrating to the US, at one point in time.
Miller doesnt even want legal immigration from the brown and black countries.
Trump just wants Norwegians and Swedes. And Afrikaners. White people.
Can you post a quote where he has said that?
Also, can you provide a list, from most to least’ countries with the highest amount of illegals in this country?
Thanks
What a dishonest thing to say and it is an insult to all those who went through the process.[✘]
To quote the bard from Hamlet ... "
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
Someone a tad more modern? Henry Miller from Tropic of Cancer:
"Nothing is right or wrong but thinking makes it so. You no longer believe in reality but in thinking. And when you are pushed off the dead end your thoughts go with you and they are of no use to you."
Aren't you able to do that? Why don't you provide the list so we can all learn from you? Not your feelings, not your opinion. Provide an accurate, documented list with real, verified numbers.
So, what did he say was wrong?
What shithole country would you like more immigration from?
Here is the education you requested.
From Google AI
Mexico remains the top country for unauthorized immigrants in the U.S.
If you don't like AI, here is a graph from the Economic Policy Institute
Top-10 countries of origin for unauthorized immigrants, 2023
You're welcome..
“So, what did he say was wrong?”
He said nothing wrong. The best immigrants to take in are those that are educated and have a skill set so they can support themselves rather than rely on taxpayer funds for survival. We are more likely to get immigrants that are educated and skilled from a western country than a third world shithole. That is simple common sense that some can’t see because they are blinded by tds.
When Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Italian parents came to America they probably didnt have an educated or valuable skill set.
But you don't know so the narrative is the go to.
Not only that but we need immigrants that will not go on the taxpayer dole.
When my mother in law came here from the Philippines in the mid 1990s, my wife and I had to sign a form that stated we would not have her go on taxpayer money.
If "sponsors" still do that, then many of them probably need to be charged with fraud and the person the sponsored go back to their home country
How much taxpayer welfare were they given?
And they probably weren’t given free everything like today. And what does that have to do with my point? Nothing. It’s simple common sense that a nation is better off with educated, skilled immigrants rather than uneducated, unskilled immigrants.
Many still are, especially those just off the boat or first generation.
Other than visual cues, most racism starts with listening. Hearing other people's accents and faux pas leads most people to instantly like or dislike people who are not of the same backgrounds.
it was hilarious listening to racists stick both feet in their mouths at family gatherings when I was a kid ...
Dean Martin
Dino Paul Crocetti (aka Dean Martin), was born on 7 Jun 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio and died on 25 Dec 1995 in Beverly Hills, California.
Family origins
Gaetano A. Crocetti
His father, Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti (), was born in Montesilvano, Italy, of Giovanni and Maria Focosa on 5 Dec 1894; he married Angela Barra in Ohio, USA, on 25 Oct 1914. He died in California on 28 Aug 1967.
Angela Barra was born on 18 Dec 1897 in Ohio, USA, from Domenico born 1857 in Lombardia, Italy, and Maria Giuseppina Miriglia, born Nov 1862 Italy, who had married on 13 August 1893 in St. Peter's church, Steubenville, Ohio. Angela died in California on 25 Dec 1966 (Also son Dean Martin was to die on a Christmas Day).
Dean Martin
Biography
For Montesilvano Dean Martin remained throughout his life "zi Dean", the son of the barber who left for America at the beginning of the 20th century ; however, Dino Paul Crocetti was waited for in vain in his father's native town. Today, a town square in Montesilvano is dedicated to the town's modern hero.
Dino's father Gaetano went to America as a barber and finally stopped in Steubenville, a quiet town in Ohio. Dino learned his father's trade but had greater ambitions. Attracted by sport and favored by a strong physique, he tried boxing but this adventure lasted just a few years; then he worked in the mines.
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Angela Barra was born on December 18, 1897 in Fernwood, Jefferson County, Ohio to an Italian American family. She married Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti, a barber who had immigrated from Italy, and together they settled in Steubenville, Ohio, where they raised their family in a close knit immigrant community.
Their son, born Dino Paul Crocetti in 1917, would later become known to the world as Dean Martin. Angela maintained a traditional household, speaking Italian at home and instilling a strong sense of family and cultural pride in her children. She supported her son's early ambitions even as he worked a series of modest jobs before finding success in entertainment.
As Dean Martin's fame grew in music, film, and television, Angela remained rooted in family life, dividing her time between Ohio and visits to California. She lived long enough to witness her son become one of the most recognizable entertainers in America, known for his effortless charm and singing voice.
Angela Barra Crocetti died on December 25, 1966 in Beverly Hills at the age of sixty nine. She was buried at Westwood Memorial Park
Never have I ever looked up a celebrity's family. There is a first time for most things I guess! Dean Martin was a truly remarkable man and I was sad at his passing away. What a singer, what an entertainer, what a. . . human-being! You felt through the television screen that you knew him. . . he was truly one of the GREAT ONES!
I could not remark on the father and mother without honoring "Dino."
About Anthony Martin Sinatra
Anthony Martin Sinatra was a Hoboken city fireman, professional boxer, bar owner, and father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra .
In 1903, he immigrated to New York City from Italy on the SS Città di Torino, with his mother Rosa Saglimbeni Sinatra and his sisters Angela and Dorotea. His father Francesco, born in Lercara Friddi, was already in the city working in a pencil factory earning eleven dollars a week, and his mother went on to own and operate a small grocery shop. Sinatra himself apprenticed as a shoemaker, until he started prize-fighting, calling himself Marty O'Brien, because Italians were not welcome in the fight game.
On February 14, 1914, Sinatra eloped with Natalie Della Garaventa (also known as "Dolly"), to Jersey City, New Jersey, as Dolly's parents both refused to host a wedding and did not approve of Marty, as he was illiterate, inferior at boxing, and was a Sicilian , whereas the Garaventa family were Genoan.
The couple eventually moved to 415 Monroe St, Hoboken, New Jersey. Their only child, Francis Albert Sinatra, was born on December 12, 1915.
Sinatra continued his boxing career, until he broke his wrists after 30 professional fights. He then attempted to find marine work, but was rejected due to asthma. Dolly helped him work as a firefighter, and he was eventually appointed to the Hoboken Fire Service in 1927, where he attained the rank of Captain without having to take any formal exams.
While still a captain in the Fire Brigade, Sinatra and his wife opened a tavern, called Marty O'Brien's. With sufficient income, the family of three moved to a three-bedroom apartment, only a few blocks away from Monroe St, but well out of Little Italy, at 705 Park Avenue.
Sinatra suffered a heart attack in 1969 and his son was present when he died.
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About Dolly Sinatra
Dolly Sinatra born Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa ; December 26, 1896 – January 6, 1977) was the mother of American singer Frank Sinatra .
She was born in Lumarzo (Province of Genoa), in northern Italy; she emigrated to the United States as an infant.
Dolly married Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra in 1914, and in 1915 the couple's only child, Frank Sinatra, was born. Dolly was influential in the Sinatras' neighborhood in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they later operated a tavern during Prohibition. She became involved in politics and worked as a midwife. It is believed that she also provided an illegal abortion service in the area. She died in a plane crash in 1977.
Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa was born on December 26, 1896, in Lumarzo, Genoa, in northern Italy.[1] She was brought to the United States when she was two months old.[2] When she was a child, her pretty face earned her the nickname "Dolly". As an adult, she stood less than five feet tall and weighed approximately 90 pounds.
Biographer James Kaplan describes her as having a "politician's temperament—restless, energetic, unreflective".[3] Her father was a lithographer.[4] He was also a peasant.[ 1]
Well there is Frank's parents bios and Dean Martin's parents backgrounds posted. I honor them.
Personal note: I feel weird, having 'dug' these people up to push-back against the remarks of a foolish man who lashes out without understanding of the people and the harm he does on a daily basis with such an attitude that he has!
Wow! Dean favors his father very much except he's much taller
Dean Martin. . .such a handsome man (he was). . . and I have always thought his public persona and spirit. . .perfect. Yes, Dean drank a lot and at times it showed. . .still he always put on a goo—great show for his fans and occasional viewers. We, (the black community) knew and accepted Dean Martin and his 'rat pack' well. The 'great Ones' are sorely missed.
I don't think he drank. That was an act for this TV show.
He was soooooooooo handsome! And I could listen to him sing all day long
I read mixed stories online about his drinking - which may not have been a LOVE for alcohol. For me, I just loved the man's persona. . .and it outweighed any personal issues he may have had. To this day, it makes me positively smile to think of him. . . and Frank Sinatra. . .despite the rumors of mob associations which I could never support. Somehow, these men rose above the fray and the fury of the era they lived.
The thing was these men freely associated themselves with "Others" - marginalized people at a time when it was not 'pleasant' to do so. This is the deal. . . many people would associate with minorities. . . when it simply advantaged them (and hold minorities at a distance at other times). . . for Dean and Frank it was not an act to associate with minorities (at least that I ever heard about). . . and it has not been revealed through any after death "revelations" as pretense. They were men of the 'people' - entertainers for the masses. . . and I enjoyed every 'minute' of it/that about them. Tony Curtis comes to mind too.
I object to this. Government officials should not be saying nice things about Italians.
We've learned nothing as a country in the last 80 years...
Keeper of the Flame - 1942 - Staring Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.