GOP Rep. Suggests ‘Citizen’s Arrest’ Of Undocumented Immigrant At SOTU

Congressman Mo Brooks R-Ala., thanks his supporters during a victory speech after winning the fifth congressional district at his campaign rally at the botanical gardens Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Huntsville, Ala. (A... Congressman Mo Brooks R-Ala., thanks his supporters during a victory speech after winning the fifth congressional district at his campaign rally at the botanical gardens Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Eric Schultz) MORE LESS
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Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) last week joked to radio host Dale Jackson that he should have arrested Ana Zamora, the young undocumented immigrant that Michelle Obama invited to the State of the Union as her guest.

Zamora is a beneficiary of President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which many conservatives vehemently oppose.

On his show last week, Jackson said Obama’s invitation to Zamora was “just an absolute slap in the face to everyone who’s ever lost a job by an illegal alien, everyone who’s ever lost a loved one to an illegal alien that shouldn’t even be here,” according to audio published by ThinkProgress.

Brooks, a guest on Jackson’s show, joked that the radio host should have arrested Zamora on the spot.

“I was a little bit disappointed in you in that regard. Because you were sitting pretty close to the First Lady’s box. You could’ve walked right over and had a citizen’s arrest and taken care of that problem, right?” Brooks said, laughing.

The Alabama congressman strongly opposes immigration reform. In 2011, he told his constituents that he will do anything short of shooting” undocumented immigrants when fighting immigration reform.

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  1. Actually, Mo didn’t try arresting her because he was afraid Ana would beat the shit out of him and those bastards in the liberal media would just stand around laughing while getting it on tape. Then he’d have to live with it for the rest of his life.

    Can you imagine the campaign commericials in the Alabama 5th?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGt1Y3jZH80
  2. “The Alabama congressman strongly opposes immigration reform.”

    Today’s lesson in implicit redundancy.

  3. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    GOPers. Stayin classy right to the end.

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