Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) expressed her view that people are not breaking into the country illegally and criticized the undertone that suggests those coming illegally are trying to break in. She made these comments in response to Rep. Thomas Massie during a discussion on legal and illegal immigration.
REP. JAYAPAL: "I donโt think that people are breaking into the country illegally." "The undertone from your side is that somehow people who are coming illegally, are trying to break into the country." https://t.co/39PGoiT1Eg
"Legal immigration" Folks need to point out the distinction. https://t.co/Li8FkPcuUj
Democrat Rep. Jayapal To Rep. Thomas Massie: "When people differentiate between legal immigration and illegal immigration, the undertone from your side is that somehow people who are coming illegally are trying to break into the country.โ https://t.co/6YZyHyncBM
Rep. Jayapal: โI donโt think that people are breaking into the country illegally.โ https://t.co/BOgsQngnJ8
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA): "I don't think that people are breaking into the country illegally... When people differentiate between legal and illegal immigration, the undertone from your side is that somehow people who are coming illegally are trying to break into the country" https://t.co/CinV45P1wH
.@RepJayapal to @RepThomasMassie: "I don't think that people are breaking into the country illegally...the undertone from your side is that somehow people who are coming illegally are trying to break into the country!" https://t.co/upWplTG8O8