Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., pushed back against a firestorm of criticism that erupted on Monday after a remark she made sparked calls for her to be deported.
The congresswoman, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, described herself as “both Chapina and American” and as “from both Guatemala and Chicago, Illinois.”
Ramirez “is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants and an American citizen by birthright,” according to the news release in which she responded to the criticism of her controversial comment.
She made a comment in Spanish in which she reportedly said, “I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American,” according to a tweet from TheBlaze, which was shared by the official Department of Homeland Security X account.
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., called for the congresswoman to be deported.
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Ramirez pushed back against the wave of criticism in a lengthy statement.
“Let’s call it what it is: today’s attacks are a weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government. It is the definition of hypocrisy that members of Congress —who betray their oath each day they enable Trump— are attacking me for celebrating my Guatemalan-American roots,” she asserted.
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