As Twitchy reported earlier, proud “undocumented American” Jose Antonio Vargas was detained at McAllen Airport in Texas and taken to the Border Patrol station for processing this morning. Vargas tweeted that he had only two forms of identification: a Philippine passport and his pocketbook U.S. Constitution.
Supporters immediately began tweeting the #DontDeportJose hashtag, and as the day has worn on, even bigger names have become involved. Take, for example, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who tweeted that Vargas “exemplifies what America is about.”
"I stand in solidarity with journalist and advocate @joseiswriting … He exemplifies what America is about." —Mayor @BilldeBlasio
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) July 15, 2014
Mayor on Vargas' detainment: "I call for his quick release and hope that he can stay in the country to which he has contributed so much."
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) July 15, 2014
Florida Rep. Alan Grayson and the SEIU weighed in also, speaking for the thousands of children brought to America illegally as minors.
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No one brought and raised here as a child should be expelled for being undocumented. #ReleaseJoseAntonioVargas http://t.co/c0OusBduty
— Alan Grayson (@AlanGrayson) July 15, 2014
We stand w/ Jose and the thousands of other undocumented immigrants and #BorderChildren #IStandWithJose pic.twitter.com/AjzkCVmCBY
— SEIU (@SEIU) July 15, 2014
Do all of these illegals detained at the border “exemplify what America is about?”
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