Ilhan Omar Calls an Immigration Law Signed in 1798 by John Adams ‘Un-American’

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OMAR: “It is hard to imagine anything more un-American than that. The Trump Administration’s immigration policy is a threat to immigrants like criminals. America is too great to fall prey to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. We need to restore basic humanity to our Immigration system and that starts with repealing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 with our Neighbors, Not Enemies Act. Together we will end this xenophobic law once and for all.”