Rep. Delia Ramirez attends a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5, 2024. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
"Well, okay then," actor James Woods posted on X. "Hasta la vista…"
"Imagine saying that while serving in the U.S. Congress," GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney of New York posted on X. "The Democrat Party no longer even pretends to put America first. Embarrassing."
"Any person who values any other country over America does not belong in Congress," conservative commentator Charlie Kirk posted on X. "Period."
"The anger over Ramirez is not about how she defines herself, but about what it is to be an American," Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley posted on X. "It is a shared identity, an article of faith that defines us all."
The comment drew the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, which posted on its social media page a quote from former President Theodore Roosevelt in response.
Activists rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program at the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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"Honoring my Guatemalan ancestry only strengthens my commitment to America," the statement said. "That is the truth I carry with me always. And it is a truth that many Americans carry with them."
"Anyone who denies our claim on this country simply because we dare to honor our diverse heritage and immigrant roots only exposes how fragile and small-minded their own idea of America really is."
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report
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