Selena Gomez Faces Deportation Threat After Emotional Video About Trump’s Immigration Measures
Recently, American singer and actress Selena Gomez posted an emotional video on her Instagram, addressing Donald Trump’s immigration policies. In the video, she was visibly crying, sharing her reaction to Trump’s threat to deport large numbers of undocumented immigrants. She expressed her apologies to countless families who live in fear.
Following the video, a public official made a statement calling for Selena’s deportation from the U.S. Sam Parker, a Senate candidate, publicly demanded that Gomez, who has Mexican roots, also be deported.
“Selena Gomez chose an illegal life over America, as she is a third-generation descendant of Mexican immigrants who gained citizenship through the 1987 amnesty. She has the same rights to America as her undocumented parents did. Maybe it’s time to deport her too,” Parker declared.
For context, Selena Gomez was born in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Mandy Cornett, of Italian-English descent, and Ricardo Gomez, a Latino. Her paternal grandparents emigrated from Monterrey, Mexico, to Texas in the 1970s. Gomez identifies as a “proud third-generation American-Mexican.” Trump’s recent immigration policies have raised concerns about the largest mass deportation in U.S. history.