It’s up to Melania Trump to show us what a first lady who supports legal immigration looks like.
In a rare post-White House appearance, the former president’s wife spoke at length about her path to American citizenship, calling it “arduous” during remarks at a National Archives naturalization ceremony in Washington, D.C.
25 immigrants received their oaths of citizenship at the event, which the former first lady of Slovenia attended, according to CNN.
“My personal experience of traversing the challenges of the immigration process opened my eyes to the harsh realities people face, including you, who try to become U.S. citizens,” Trump said.
CNN said that Melania, who married the future president in 2005 and became a U.S. citizen in 2006, “described the difficulties of trying to familiarize herself with immigration law, conducting research and painstakingly gathering information and paperwork.”
“The pathway to citizenship is arduous,” she said during her remarks “My life turned into labyrinth of organizing paperwork.”
However, she added that the work was worth it, saying she felt a “tremendous sense of pride and belonging” after the swearing-in was done.
“For me, reaching the milestone of American citizenship marked the sunrise of certainty,” she said, according to The Hill.
“At that exact moment, I forever discarded the layer of burden connected with whether I would be able to live in the United States. I hope you’re blanketed with similar feelings of comfort right now.
“Becoming an American citizen comes with responsibility, it means actively participating in the democratic process and guarding our freedom,” she told the newly minted American citizens.
“It also means leading by example and contributing to our society. It is a life-altering experience that takes time, determination and sometimes, even tremendous strength.
“Be proud of yourself, stand your ground, and embrace opportunities that lie ahead,” Melania added, imploring them: “You are American! Be a beacon of inspiration for your children and those who follow in your footsteps.”
First Lady @MELANIATRUMP welcomes new American citizens in Washington DC with powerful speech about becoming an American:
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 15, 2023
Let’s set aside the fact that Melania is appearing at the National Archives at the same time that former President Trump—the current front-runner for the GOP nomination in 2024—is fighting a court case based, in part, on his dispute with the National Archives over the retention of classified documents. Melania Trump is facing 37 charges in connection with that saga, making it an unusual location for her to appear.
In 2021, the Washington Free Beacon reported that Dr. Jill “promoted a private school run by a Democratic donor that advises illegal immigrants on how to avoid arrest.”
The first lady, also a teacher, paid a visit to El Centro Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, an institution that “has published a series of videos that instruct illegal immigrants on how to avoid arrest from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
“One video, for example, advises viewers to ignore ICE agents altogether during an interaction and contact ‘a member of the community who does have status,’” the report noted, adding the president of the school “also worked with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce to create ‘safe spaces’ for immigrants by prohibiting local cooperation with ICE to ‘protect residents from deportation.’”
Meanwhile, earlier this year, Dr. Jill invited “dreamer” activist Mitzi Colin Lopez to be her guest at the State of the Union speech.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Colin Lopez became an immigration activist after she “received protection from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program” and graduated from college.
The contrast is clear, and it underlines a crucial distinction between Republicans and Democrats: the GOP is not anti-immigrant but rather anti-lawlessness.
The fact that we had a border crisis during the Biden administration is not by chance. At every turn, those who support it have praised illegal immigration, asserting that there is little difference between those who go through the “arduous” process of obtaining citizenship and those who skip the line by breaking American laws and receive rewards from Democrats for blatantly cynical reasons.
It’s a disparity that will take a visit from the former first lady to underscore—if they care to highlight it at all.
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