New York Republican Mike Lawler questioned the citizenship status of a Latino county official at a public meeting.

“I assume you’re a citizen. Maybe you’re not. Maybe you are.”

José Alvarado, the vice chair of Westchester County’s Board of Legislators, is a US citizen. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-mike-lawler-questions-citizenship-status-latino-official-rcna192750

Republican lawmaker questions citizenship status of Latino official at public meeting

Rep. Mike Lawler of New York made the remark in response to a question from José Alvarado, the vice chair of Westchester County's Board of Legislators.

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@tusk81 Lawler was the guy who used blackface for his 2006 Michael Jackson Halloween costume.

https://apnews.com/article/mike-lawler-blackface-congress-election-d4c0a6d80844c48b0860892c1ffa0037

Photo shows U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler wearing blackface in 2006

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades ago at a college Halloween costume party where he dressed as Michael Jackson. The images emerged Thursday as Lawler, a first-term Republican, is locked in a competitive reelection bid for his congressional seat in New York’s Hudson Valley. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lawler described himself as a Jackson super fan who was attempting to pay homage to the pop star. Blackface minstrelsy took hold in New York City in the 1830s and became popular among post-Civil War whites, though it was regarded as offensive from the beginning of its use.

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@JaneinNJ @tusk81

Lawler sounds like an unAmerican dirtbag traitor. I'd question his status and mental fitness.