Democratic Member of Congress Confesses Guatemalan Identity

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Democratic Member of Congress Confesses Guatemalan Identity

Neil Munro 4 Aug 2025

Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) told a meeting of foreign Latinos in Mexico, “I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American,” and the Department of Homeland Security wants citizens to see her confession of foreign loyalty.

“Wow. I wonder how @repdeliaramirez’s constituents in Illinois feel about her loyalty being to Guatemala rather than to them,” noted the Immigration Accountability Project.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly reminded Americans of President Teddy Roosevelt’s rejection of foreign loyalties:

https://twitter.com/DHSgov/status/1952498433924730906

One of the tasks of the DHS is to remove citizenship from migrants who gain citizenship via fraud and deception.

DHS also administers the naturalization process, during which migrants are required to declare loyalty to the United States:

    I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same …

Ramirez, however, did not have to take the oath because she was born in the United States after her foreign parents’ illegal migration into the United States. CNN reported Ramirez’s story in 2023:

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https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/08/04/democratic-member-congress-confesses-guatemalan-identity/

[Wingnut]

I remember something my third grade teacher used to say. She used to say "You show me a tropical fruit, and I'll show you a polesmoker from Guatemala.

[GtHawk]

Sounds to me like she swore her oath of office under false pretenses and owes allegiance to a foreign entity, so by her own freely given statement she should be removed from office and if she gained citizenship while also lying during her sworn oath her citizenship should be revoked.

[Bigun]

Sounds to me like she swore her oath of office under false pretenses and owes allegiance to a foreign entity, so by her own freely given statement she should be removed from office and if she gained citizenship while also lying during her sworn oath her citizenship should be revoked.

 

[mountaineer]

Catalina Lauf
@CatalinaLauf
I’m the daughter of a Guatemalan immigrant. This is disgraceful.

You don’t get elected to Congress to play diplomat for your motherland.

You swear an oath to the U.S. Constitution. Your loyalty belongs to the American people.

You don’t deserve that seat. Try running in Guatemala—see how far you get
10:33 PM · Aug 4, 2025

Are Ramirez's parents still alive? If so, they're probably subject to deportation, having entered the country illegally. 

[rangerrebew]

Dem Rep. Tries to Play Victim After Admitting Her First Allegiance Lies with a Foreign Country
 
Democratic Rep. Delia Ramirez of Illinois made some controversial comments over the weekend, saying she's more Guatemalan than American, and then tried to paint herself as the victim to avoid political backlash.

The Blaze posted part of her speech to the social media site X, writing: "Democrat Rep. Delia Ramirez at a summit in Mexico City this weekend tells the audience while speaking in Spanish: 'I'm a proud Guatemalan before I'm an American.'"
 
Politico reported last year that she was "the sole member of Congress who openly shares that her husband is an undocumented immigrant." He later became a legal permanent resident after being in the country for 24 years.

She was born in Chicago to illegal immigrant parents and became a birthright citizen after they came to the U.S. from Guatemala.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dem-rep-tries-to-play-victim-after-admitting-her-first-allegiance-lies-with-a-foreign-country/ar-AA1JY1DU?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=59d70c489aae4395840973e0dd522562&ei=188