Democratic descendants D-Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockettbelieves that Americans need to immigrate illegally because they will not be able to do the job of a college-educated in the country.
Crockett reportedly commented while speaking in the Southwest at the Southwest (SXSW) Festival on March 8.
Crockett noted in a video clip spread Friday that Americans won’t send their kids to college, hoping they will eventually pick up crops and clean hotel rooms, but that’s what illegal immigration does.
“How many of you send your kids to college?” Crockett asked the crowd. “How many of you send your kids to college to work on the farm?”
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Jasmine Crockett committed President Trump to efforts to curb illegal immigration and said they made the United States great. (Getty Image)
After no response, Crockett added: “Well, guess who is working on the farm so you can afford the food? So you can eat it.”
The congresswomen went on to point out that Americans do not want college-educated children to provide these services and goods.
“Now, how many of you want to send their children to hospitality after college so they can go to the hotel bed?” she asked.
“How many of you are going to send your kids to college – because that’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to send everyone to college – How many of you are going to send your kids to college so they can go build these houses?” she continued.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett believes college-educated Americans will not work in agriculture or hospitality. (Mark Elias/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“So, as long as we live in a capitalist society, there will always be one person or a group of people who will do it, and none of you want to do it,” Crockett said.
She concluded: “These people really make us great in this country. They pay taxes. Guess what? They can’t cut social security. So, having people belittle them and target them, it’s not what makes us great.”
Crockett joins the stage with reporters Errin HainesGeneral Editor of the 19th News. Haines posted the clip to her social media earlier this week and then reshared it on X on Friday, visiting more than 1 million views in four hours.
exist title Haines said in the original video that she asked Crockett about President Donald Trump’s efforts to “severely restrict immigration,” including empowering immigration law enforcement to attack churches and schools, and providing funding for shelter states and cities.
Crockett is not the only Democrat to make this argument in recent years.
Rep. Jerry Nadler made a similar comment last year saying the country needs itMany illegal immigrants“Otherwise our vegetables will “rot on the ground.”
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President Trump supports a bill to avoid a government shutdown, which includes hundreds of millions of dollars, to allow arrest and deportation. ((Photos of John Moore/Getty Images and Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images))
In 2023, Florida representative. Debbie Wasserman Schultz also said Her state’s vegetables will begin to “rot” due to an anti-penal immigration law.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2022 that farmers need to immigrate illegally “pick up crops in Florida.”
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Crockett caught the attention last week for claiming to enter the country Illegal is “not a crime”, Although this violates federal law.
Improper entry into the United States is considered a federal misdemeanor in violation of USC 8,325 and may be fined, with a maximum of six months of imprisonment charge as a first-time offender. Repeated offenders may be fined up to two years.
