Holy moly…I’m still processing this with a headache.
Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Kaohly Vang Her admitted on the floor that she’s in the United States illegally:
And because there was no, like, if you were a child of somebody worked for the CIA, the only people that had names to come to the US were if you were in the direct military, and you worked for the CIA or you worked for USAID and, which is why it’s so personal to me that USAID is getting defunded, but we did not do either one of those. My parents Christian organization did not. And so what my father did was one of our uncles worked for USAID and because his mother had died, my father, as the one processing the paperwork, put my grandmother down as his mother, and so I am illegal in this country. My parents are illegal here in this country. And when we were fleeing that situation, never at one time did my family say, let’s look at which state has the greatest welfare, which state has the greatest benefit because that’s the state we are going to go.
William Bornhoft at Patch.com wrote that Her is “reportedly a naturalized citizen.”
Her was born in Laos. She came to America at four-years-old with her family as refugees.
Minnesota Republican state Rep. Walter Hudson wants an investigation.
I have to agree with Hudson’s statement: “It was dropped so casually that you have to wonder whether she understands what she said.”
It looks like Her gave the speech during a debate whether to repeal MinnesotaCare eligibility for illegal aliens.
Well…that’s exactly what the legislature did.
Even DFL (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) House Leader Melissa Hortman voted to repeal the measure.
The Senate then passed it, and now it heads to Gov. Tim Walz, who promised to sign the bill:
After an emotional near four-hour debate, the House aroved the bill 68-65. Under the agreement, the top House Democratic leader, Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, was the only member of her caucus to vote yes. The bill then went to the Senate, where it passed 37-30. Democratic Majority Leader Erin Murphy, of St. Paul, called it “a wound on the soul of Minnesota,” but kept her promise to vote yes as part of the deal, calling it “among the most painful votes I’ve ever taken.”Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, who insisted on maintaining eligibility for children who aren’t in the country legally, has promised to sign the legislation, and all 13 other bills scheduled for action in the special session, to complete a $66 billion, two-year budget that will take effect July 1.
Murphy and three other DFL senators voted for the bill: Rob Kupec, An Rest, and Grant Hauschild.
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