Cuban-born congressman files resolution against Rep. Delia Ramirez for Homeland Security Committee removal following her controversial remarks about Guatemalan identity in Mexico.
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EXCLUSIVE:Rep.CarlosGimenez,thelawmakerwhofledtheCastros’communistregimeasayouth,putforwardaresolutionFridaytoboot“Squad”memberRep.DeliaRamirez,D-Ill.,fromtheHomelandSecuritycommitteeforviolatingheroathofoffice.
TheresolutioncitesRamirez’scommentsinSpanishduringaneventinMexicoCityearlierthisweek,inwhichshedeclared,“IamaproudGuatemalanbeforeIamanAmerican.”
“IwasborninCubaandexiledfrommyhomelandshortlyafterthecommunisttakeover,”Gimenez,R-Fla.,toldFoxNewsDigitalonFriday,justbeforehefiledthebillduringtheHouse’sbriefpro-formasession.
“EverythingIam,IowetothisexceptionalcountryoflimitlessopportunitiesthatpavedthewayforaCubanrefugeelikemetobecomeafirefighter,firechief,citymanager,countycommissioner,countymayor,andyes,evenamemberofCongress.”
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