Rep. Filemon Vela, Jr. of South Texas
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Texas Congressman Tells Trump to Shove the Border Wall up His Ass
Well! South Texas congressman Filemon Vela Jr. has certainly figured out one very direct way to respond to Donald Trump's constant nationalist-racist attacks against Mexican Americans and Latinos.* From the Texas Tribune:
"Mr. Trump, you’re a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass," the Brownsville Democrat wrote in a lengthy missive to the real estate magnate.
And there was more hot fire to be had:
"Before you dismiss me as just another 'Mexican,' let me point out that my great-great grandfather came to this country in 1857, well before your own grandfather," he wrote. "His grandchildren (my grandfather and his brothers) all served our country in World War I and World War II. His great-grandson, my father, served in the U.S. Army and, coincidentally, was one of the first 'Mexican' federal judges ever appointed to the federal bench."
It looks like Vela has a background as a civil rights lawyer as well as ... yes, it says here that he has a Ph.D. in DGAF studies from the University of Not Messing Around. Filemon Vela Jr., people!
*Correction, June 6, 2016: This post originally misspelled Filemon Vela Jr.’s first name.
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