Republican Representative Maria Salazar, speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, said America needs to grant “dignity” to roughly “13 (to) 15 million” illegal immigrants.
Salazar, a Republican who represents a largely Hispanic population in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, insists the only way for the United States to maintain its world power status is to “have hands.”
She urged her colleagues to pass a “complete overhaul of the immigration system.”
“Because not only do we need those hands, like the senator was saying, but we need to also give dignity to those people who are in the country,” Salazar maintains.
In the past, Salazar has introduced legislation to provide such “dignity,” which means in many cases permanent resident status for illegal aliens.
Republican Congresswoman Maria Salazar says at the WEF that we need to “give dignity” to the “13-15 million” illegals living in America. pic.twitter.com/dXykyYQOj2
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 17, 2023
Maria Salazar Wants ‘Dignity’ For Illegal Immigrants
Maria Salazar proceeded to give a rough estimate of the number of illegal immigrants who need to be granted “dignity,” peppering in some Democrat talking points such as – they are “contributing to the economy” but being forced to “live in the shadows.”
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“Those are the people that I represent. We’re talking about 13, 15 million people who are, most of them, Hispanics, I would say 85%, who speak my language, look like me and sound like me, that are contributing with the economy of this country,” she said.
(In reality, she represents the citizens of Florida’s 27th.)
“And they live in the shadows. So it’s time to seal the border … and then turn around and give dignity.”
Do you know what gets you dignity? – Legally immigrating and following the law.
And while she didn’t describe what she means, she has argued in the past that it doesn’t mean “amnesty.”
“That doesn’t mean a path to citizenship,” she insists, “that means to include them and make them dignified members of our community.” Is that so?
I think they were born with that, but they can have just as much dignity in their home countries, or come back and follow the process like thousands have. Rule of Law must be restored.
— Free Man (@mschrammbo) January 17, 2023
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Tucker Carlson Takes Her to Task
Maria Salazar got into a heated confrontation with Fox News host Tucker Carlson this past March on two fronts – her support for a no-fly zone in Ukraine, effectively launching the US into a war with Russia, and accusations that she seeks ‘amnesty’ for illegal aliens.
Salazar enthusiastically supported a no-fly zone even though she admittedly to having no clue “what it would mean.”
“I don’t know what it will mean, but you know, freedom is not free,” Salazar told a reporter.
The reporter continued, “So you don’t know what a no-fly zone would mean, that you have to shoot down Russian planes, I mean…”
“Of course,” she replied.
Florida @RepMariaSalazar says she supports a No Fly Zone in Ukraine even though she doesn’t “know what it would mean” before adding “freedom is not free”
When asked if the US should shoot down Russian planes she says “of course!”https://t.co/nyYd5YPNYa https://t.co/CDY3afvvML pic.twitter.com/J9LCmopuJI
— Anya Parampil (@anyaparampil) March 9, 2022
Her comments at the time were reckless. Any reasonable person realizes such actions would lead to war. And Carlson called her out for it.
“What should we do then?” Salazar asked.
Carlson replied: “Always and everywhere, especially for the U.S. government or one of its elected representatives, act on behalf of the core interests of the United States government, it is really super simple.”
#Thread Tucker Carlson Debates @RepMariaSalazar Over Her Support For A No-Fly Zone In Ukraine, Her Push For Sending Weapons To Ukraine, And Her Amnesty Bill pic.twitter.com/nANxNtX6xj
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 17, 2022
The debate then veered into charges by Carlson that she supports amnesty for illegal immigrants, based on legislation she proposed known as the “Dignity Act.”
“The Dignity Act, which I presented last month is an Immigration Reform Law, probably the first one that the GOP has presented in a long time,” she said. “It has one of the strongest border security measures in the history of the United States Congress.”
“All right, got it,” Carlson interrupted. “But it also provides amnesty for tens of millions of people.”
What Salazar is doing is playing a shell game. She’s not demanding “amnesty,” instead her bill has a series of programs to give illegal aliens “permanent resident status” or “defers” deportation for others.
But because it only grants permanent legal status instead of citizenship, Salazar can play her word games about opposing “amnesty.”
Tucker Carlson Calling Out @RepMariaSalazar‘s America Last Immigration Bill
Tucker: “You just called last month for the amnesty for tens of millions of people who came into this country illegally.”
Maria: “Oh no.”
Tucker: “Oh but you did, because I read the legislation today.” pic.twitter.com/VItERT2Aq3
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 17, 2022
Salazar’s alternate calls for dignity or, as Tucker claims, amnesty, led the Fox News host to accuse her of being Ukraine First.
“You are applying a very different standard to Ukraine,” he said. “Because you believe in Ukrainian nationalism, but not Americans.”
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Tucker Carlson: “You believe in Ukrainian nationalism, but not American.” pic.twitter.com/ObjJF2CZKb
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) March 17, 2022
Salazar later refused to state whether she supported having the military secure the southern border even as she called on the US to shoot down Russian planes to protect Ukraine from an invasion.
What about American citizens and legal immigrants, Ms. Salazar? What about their right to dignity? Their right to be rewarded for actually following the law? Their right to jobs and income? Their right to safety from law-breakers?
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I saw a video of her at DAVOS. She’s not GOP. She’s a globalist tool.
At Davos she said 2 years, on Tucker she said 5 years. She’s using an old number of illegals, 14-15 million, we’ve had how many under Biden?
What’s up with your poll showing 88% want amnesty, but comments are 100% against it. Maybe that’s why we question polls.
If they wanted “dignity” they should have come here LEGALLY. They would have gotten dignity. Instead, they came here ILLEGALLY, like the criminals that they all ARE. If you break the law, you deserve JAIL TIME, not dignity. Every other country in the world has BORDERS, which they quite rightly expect to be respected.
she had no business being there with the enemy , illegal is illegal , deport them all
We must stop randomly granting citizenship to massive numbers of people. If people from other countries do not go through the citizenship process, they are not informed in how American Government works yet they are granted the right to vote. They are familiar with their country’s system and bring those socialist/communist ideologies into our country and their personal voting. This is altering large areas of our country and putting American values and traditions at risk.
It’s time to go back to the original 10 years, not 5, and start taking American citizenship seriously. These unlawful immigrants invited themselves to America and we’re supposed to dignify their law breaking? NO!
If they came across legally yes if by any other means, absolutely not, round them up and send them back
She is a leftwing nutjob posing as a republican she needs to go. All immigration must be stopped until every American has a home and a job.
If this is what the GOP is going to support, I’m changing Parties soon. This is just BS and she needs to go.
She sounds like Lindsey Grahamnesty.
If she can’t represent the CITIZENS of Florida and the United States, then she needs to go back to wherever she came from.
If you choose to enter a country ILLEGALLY, when there are proper LEGAL routes open to you, then you choose to be ILLEGAL and should be deported.
There was, and still IS – a choice. Make the wrong choice and accept the consequences – you have not up to this point contributed in any way to the benefit of the American Republic like ALL genuine LEGAL citizens have.
“(In reality, she represents the citizens of Florida’s 27th.)” No. In REALITY, she represents every resident of her Congressional District, citizen or not. And I know you know that; you’re just spreading some disinformation to your less-informed readers.
Salazar is wrong only in saying that the nation needs “hands.” The nation also needs minds, which others all over the world possess. Hands aren’t the only useful appendages.
Great, just another RINO who got elected as a conservative Republican. You folks need to do your due diligence and not just take someone’s words as proof of affiliation, we have Republican liars throughout our party. Don’t be ashamed of your hypocrisy Ms Salazar… fits your true RINO roots.
Lady Maria Salazar think like an American first how about the dinnity of all unemplyed american citizen and veterans , amiga fake GOP….I am a Latino DEMOCRAT but AMERICAN FIRST
what the hell is she doing there , these people wef are from Disneyland, they seek world domination , this is act of a traitor , and yet she is gop . she must be terminated at once
Salazar needs to be sent back to Mexico with her own people. She is Anti-American!!!
Maria, you are suppose to represent the American people. You should not ask for a no fly zone, because you have no idea what you are wishing for. You can’t just grab things out of the air, just because it sounds good. It would force American pilots to shoot down Russian pilots, and boooom, we are in a war with Russia. You need to inform yourself before making dumb requests. Forget 15 million Illegals. We have a hard time surviving ourselves with Biden at the helm. You should be familiar with these things as a Representative of the USA, but I see you are not. Keep yout thoughts to yourself, because you are making a fool of yourself.
The 93% who voted, to give 13-15 million illegals amnesty (btw- MIT and Yale did a study 3-4 years ago, and determined there are at least 22 million, and we know there are more. That # doesn’t include the 5 million that Biden welcomed, and the 5 million more by the end of 2024), obviously,have no clue the cost,ramifications, and precedents it would set. The US allows 1.2 million a year to become citizens. This is more legal immigration (to be citizens) than what ALL the countries, in the world, do combined. Also, that does not include refugees, or asylees. Furthermore, that doesn’t include all other kinds of visas – student, work, etc. The ignorance of the public, is appalling, and ruining the country. The bottom line – it’s UNSUSTAINABLE!