There it is, indeed.
Incidentally, I'm loath to use the beaten-to-death "says the quiet part out loud" phrase, but, yeah — that's what I'm talking about.
Left-wing Arizona Democrat Rep. Yassamin Ansari — one of Congress's most ardent champions of illegal aliens — declared during a visit to an ICE detention center in Eloy, AZ, on Saturday that illegal aliens are her “constituents.”
Before we continue with the Ansari's absurd claim, let's first visit the definitions of "constituent" and "constituency," via Vocabulary.com:
Constituent (emphasis, mine):
Constituent means "part of a whole." The word comes up often in political contexts: constituents are the people politicians have been elected to represent. Elected officials should stay in touch with the needs of their constituents.
Constituency (emphasis, mine):
The body of voters who elect a representative for their area. If you're an elected official, your constituency is the group of people whose interests you were elected to represent.
Not to nitpick, but last time I checked, congresspeople are elected by legal voters to first and foremost protect or promote the interests of the legal residents they represent. In other words, Rep. Ansari's claim is already a complete crock, but let's continue; it gets worse with every word that comes out of her mouth.
The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Ansari's claim that illegals are her “constituents” brought a predictable backlash on social media. Rather than back down, or at least at least attempt to justify her comments, the Arizona lawmaker affirmed her belief that illegal aliens are her legal “constituents” to whom she claims she and other lawmakers need to cater — as she blasted ICE for detaining illegals, which she claimed is “dehumanizing, racist, unacceptable treatment [and] a stain on the humanity of this country."
I spoke with more than two dozen women, one woman in particular, she has leukemia, she has been there for five months. She has lost 55 pounds, and she has still not been able to see a specialist.
The reason I came back today was because I have many constituents who are trapped inside Eloy, who we have been communicating with.
Constituents include citizens, green card holders, DACA recipients, asylum seekers, refugees — and yes, people in ICE detention in Arizona. Members of Congress shouldn’t pick and choose who matters or who deserves help.
Hold the bus.
"Members of Congress shouldn’t pick and choose who matters or who deserves help?" How ironic, Ms. Ansari. That's not only what you're doing, but even worse, you're prioritizing people in this country illegally over the needs and safety of American citizens.
Rep Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) says she has “many constituents” who are in ICE detention facilities
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 31, 2025
Why do you have “constituents” who are in our country illegally @RepYassAnsari??
Does @RepYassAnsari care this much about her actual constituents who are American citizens? pic.twitter.com/ZPdvLKd9K8
Ansari responded to the Libs of TikTok post, writing, “Yes, I help all constituents. That’s called doing my job.” Sorry, no.
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So call it what you want, including "the quiet part out loud," if that suits your fancy, but a member of the United States Congress incorrectly bragging that she's "doing her job" by continuing to attempt to interfere with ICE doing its job is about as Democrat Party as it gets.
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