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Jilly_in_VA

(13,785 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 04:55 PM Aug 2025

'Out Of Control' Republicans Are Viciously Attacking A Congresswoman With Calls To Deport Her

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez (D-Ill.) is facing aggressive attacks from her Republican colleagues and other right-wingers over recent comments she made about her Guatemalan heritage.

Last week, Ramirez had traveled to Mexico City, along with other members of congress, to attend an event at the second annual Panamerican Congress held in the Mexican capital. Speaking from a podium during her visit, a video clip shows the Illinois Democrat at one point expressing pride in her Guatemalan ancestry, saying the following in Spanish, which essentially translates to English as: “Let me ‘finish by saying a few words in Spanish’ because I’m a ‘proud Guatemalan before I am an American.’”

Republicans have expressed outrage over Ramirez’s comments after a seven-second clip of her remarks from the event made rounds on social media.

On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security shared the short clip of Ramirez speaking to its official account on X, formerly Twitter, with a quote attributed to President Theodore Roosevelt that read, in part: “We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/delia-ramirez-deported-goog_n_6894daade4b015bc2504a668

They don't get it and never will.

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'Out Of Control' Republicans Are Viciously Attacking A Congresswoman With Calls To Deport Her (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Aug 2025 OP
Esos carajos nunca van a prender. GreenWave Aug 2025 #1
So When Do We Cancel... ProfessorGAC Aug 2025 #2
Maybe TSF will ban Cinco de Mayo next Deuxcents Aug 2025 #3
And Tuesdays. Because... littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #13
Not to mention all the radtrads on EWTN... keep_left Aug 2025 #27
I think she means she was Guatemalan in time before being American. And WTF is DHS getting into politics? . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #4
She was born in Chicago, so she is a natural born US citizen and cannot be deported. Another reason the Rethugs are Celerity Aug 2025 #16
POR: Party of Racists sakabatou Aug 2025 #5
Where were these assholes when their colleagues spent a 4th of July GoCubsGo Aug 2025 #6
Bingo. littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #14
I called Rep. Kay Granger why she was in Moscow on Independence Day MagickMuffin Aug 2025 #22
Ah, the famous Republican outrage machine. They don't even "demand an apology" anymore because they..... FadedMullet Aug 2025 #7
They DARE NOT demand an apology dickthegrouch Aug 2025 #8
Good job Roosevelt didn't include any women in his statement dickthegrouch Aug 2025 #9
The attackers don't know the difference between cultural heritage and political loyalty. Morons. nt ShazamIam Aug 2025 #10
Imagine the outrage if someone said the exact same thing about Israel Renew Deal Aug 2025 #19
"Republicans have expressed outrage" IcyPeas Aug 2025 #11
Aren't these guys Trumpsters first and Americans second? nuxvomica Aug 2025 #12
Many of them are Renew Deal Aug 2025 #20
That is today's GOP. Old Crank Aug 2025 #15
It's quite simple. F'em. Gimpyknee Aug 2025 #17
It's not a great statement from a congressperson Renew Deal Aug 2025 #18
It's a POV thing. EndlessWire Aug 2025 #25
It's more the "first " part questionseverything Aug 2025 #28
Please explain what you mean. EndlessWire Aug 2025 #29
That's all fine and well JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #21
Republicans can pound sand angrychair Aug 2025 #23
"I am a proud Orange Pedo EndlessWire Aug 2025 #24
I've been reading that there is a translation issue over what she actually said. Midnight Writer Aug 2025 #26

ProfessorGAC

(75,711 posts)
2. So When Do We Cancel...
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:00 PM
Aug 2025

...St. Patrick's Day & Columbus Day parades, since being proud of one's heritage is now bad.
Or does this allegiance rule only apply to heritages not from Europe?

keep_left

(3,143 posts)
27. Not to mention all the radtrads on EWTN...
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 03:32 PM
Aug 2025

...who constantly speak of being "Catholics first and Americans second"!

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
4. I think she means she was Guatemalan in time before being American. And WTF is DHS getting into politics? . . . . nt
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:06 PM
Aug 2025

Celerity

(53,554 posts)
16. She was born in Chicago, so she is a natural born US citizen and cannot be deported. Another reason the Rethugs are
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:22 PM
Aug 2025

rabid to go after her is that she is a member of The Squad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_(U.S._Congress)

snip

The squad was initially composed of four members elected in the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.

The grouping expanded to six following the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, with newly elected Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri joining.

Following the 2022 elections, the squad grew to nine with the addition of Greg Casar of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania, and Delia Ramirez of Illinois.

After the 2024 elections, the group reduced to seven, as Bowman and Bush were defeated in their primaries and left at the beginning of the 119th Congress.


GoCubsGo

(34,639 posts)
6. Where were these assholes when their colleagues spent a 4th of July
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:16 PM
Aug 2025

in Moscow, cavorting with Putin? Still hearing crickets from these fucking racist hypocrites.

MagickMuffin

(18,064 posts)
22. I called Rep. Kay Granger why she was in Moscow on Independence Day
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 08:05 PM
Aug 2025


In America? Never. Received an answer. Perhaps that’s why Kay went awol for 6 months while still collecting taxpayer money.


Her replacement isn’t any better, magaboi!


FadedMullet

(644 posts)
7. Ah, the famous Republican outrage machine. They don't even "demand an apology" anymore because they.....
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 05:36 PM
Aug 2025

.......don't want one and prefer to maintain their outrage.

ShazamIam

(3,009 posts)
10. The attackers don't know the difference between cultural heritage and political loyalty. Morons. nt
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 06:43 PM
Aug 2025

nuxvomica

(13,861 posts)
12. Aren't these guys Trumpsters first and Americans second?
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 06:57 PM
Aug 2025

They're the ones holding other allegiances. That would be an interesting question to ask them "Are you Trump first and America second? Please answer like Trump is watching."

Renew Deal

(84,650 posts)
20. Many of them are
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:49 PM
Aug 2025

They act unamerican. And I think for many of them, they would easily be disloyal to the country. You can argue that they have already done so with things like Jan 6

Renew Deal

(84,650 posts)
18. It's not a great statement from a congressperson
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:44 PM
Aug 2025

She raises the question of whether she would do the right thing for the country and her constituents if there was a conflict of interest.

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
25. It's a POV thing.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 03:25 PM
Aug 2025

Many people called themselves a hyphenated version of their heritage, although not so much lately. She could be a Guatemalan --American. Nothing to worry about.

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
29. Please explain what you mean.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 04:48 PM
Aug 2025

It's difficult to engage when you are not clear. Is it that being Guatemalan is disquieting? I understand exactly what she said and how it sounds. Wouldn't have been my choice of words, either. But, I doubt that she is declaring allegiance to Guatemala over the US. I don't think that pride in ancestors is enough to deport an American citizen.

And, I guess I come from a time when citizens were discovering their "roots" and proudly declaring themselves this or that. It is okay to be Guatemalan, even if you have to flee to avoid death. Still a Guatemalan! And she's a citizen here. That's just her heritage.

Remember "African--American?" Remember "Mexican--American?" These terms are just a couple of examples. This has fallen out of favor, like fads go. But, it doesn't hurt in any way, as long as your head is screwed on straight. Which, Repub heads never seem to be lately.

The woman was working. Repubs would love to knock her down. Nice try. Tell them to deport the Orange Pedo--American first.

JustAnotherGen

(37,476 posts)
21. That's all fine and well
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:59 PM
Aug 2025

But I don't know understand why the DHS isn't posting about the Epstein files?

angrychair

(11,639 posts)
23. Republicans can pound sand
Sat Aug 9, 2025, 09:21 PM
Aug 2025

I am not listening to a damn thing a bunch of pedophiles (protect alone, you are one) have to say. Not one damn word.

Midnight Writer

(25,124 posts)
26. I've been reading that there is a translation issue over what she actually said.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 03:29 PM
Aug 2025

Not being a Spanish speaker, I will wait until that is resolved.

The outrage sounds more like an automatic reflex from the MAGA Machine than an actual response to any real-world event.

As is so often the case

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