Rep. Brat under fire for remarks on undocumented immigrants
*Not only did Rep. Brat compare DREAMers to ISIS terrorists, he said allowing DREAMers into the military would lead to the fall of Western civilization. VL
By Markus Schmidt, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Rep. Dave Brat’s comments this week, comparing young immigrants brought here by their parents illegally and who are seeking to serve in the U.S. military to Islamic State terrorists, sparked sharp rebukes from pro-immigration advocates.
“These immigrants have grown up here and consider this the only country they call home,” said Edgar Aranda-Yanoc with the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations. “Any decision on their part to serve and risk their lives for this country should be honored and respected, not demagogued and used for political points.”
Brat, R-7th, toppled then-U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor a year ago in a GOP primary partly because of his tough position on immigration.
On Monday Brat told conservative radio show host John Fredericks that he was angered by comments by some of his colleagues in Congress that undocumented immigrants who want to enlist in the military are showing their patriotism.
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