Just when everyone thought the GOP couldn’t be any more deplorable than they have become under Donald Trump and the alt-right takeover of the party, one Congressman proved today that the depths of their heartlessness can go far lower.
Rep. Paul Gossar (R-AZ) tweeted to his followers that Capitol Police have been contacted and asked to check IDs of everyone attending Trump’s first State of the Union address and dragging those without citizenship, which would include Dreamers whose DACA protections are not yet guaranteed, off to jail.
Today, Congressman Paul Gosar contacted the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as Attorney General Jeff Sessions, asking they consider checking identification of all attending the State of the Union address and arresting any illegal aliens in attendance.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018
Additionally, Congressman Gosar asked that they arrest those using fraudulent social security numbers and identification to pass through security.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018
“Of all the places where the Rule of Law needs to be enforced, it should be in the hallowed halls of Congress. Any illegal aliens attempting to go through security, under any pretext of invitation or otherwise, should be arrested and deported," said Congressman Gosar.
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 30, 2018
Gosar’s disgusting move is in response to reports that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi invited Dreamers to attend the State of the Union as her guests to give those immigrants brought to the country as children who President Obama provided protections to keep them from being tossed out to countries many barely remember.
‘Representative Nancy Pelosi’s guest, Melody Klingenfuss, is just one of them. Born in Guatemala, she was brought to Los Angeles when she was 9, earned a degree in communications and political science from California State University, Los Angeles, a master’s degree from the University of Southern California, then won protection under the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2015.’
In addition to Pelosi, at least 24 other Democrats plan to bring Dreamers and/or sexual assault survivors for President Trump to face.
At least 24 House Democrats plan to bring "Dreamers" as guests to Pres. Trump's first State of the Union address. https://t.co/dHqNZjE1bR pic.twitter.com/8PHa427ZlU
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 26, 2018
With support like that by his own party, it’s no wonder that Trump feels comfortable using the lives and safety of 800,000 young people as a bargaining chip for his border wall.
Needless to say, Twitter had a strong reaction to the cruelty behind Gosar’s statement.
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