New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo once gave a speech in which he brought up the immigration issue, and dramatically offered to be deported.

And last night, in light of President Trump's new executive orders on refugees, criminal aliens in sanctuary cities, and his now-famous big and beautiful wall, Cuomo decided it was a good moment to promote himself by tweeting that speech out:

As I’ve said before, I say again today, if there is a move to deport immigrants, I say then start with me. pic.twitter.com/elejUuKS9J — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) January 25, 2017



As much as many of his fellow New Yorkers (including many of those who voted for him in 2014) would like to see Cuomo leave, he is not an immigrant any more than I am. He cannot be deported anywhere.

As he noted in his speech by omission, his father was also not an immigrant. Both were born in Queens. But there is a difference: Whereas Mario Cuomo's last name probably caused him trouble in finding his first job, Andrew Cuomo's last name is probably the only reason he's governor of New York today.

But of course, that's a minor point. The bigger point is that in January 2014, Cuomo told a local public radio show in New York City that people with certain views — including "right-to-life" and gun-rights conservatives — don't even belong in his state. Here's a version of it from YouTube that gives more than enough context to understand what he's talking about:



So let's get this straight. In 2014, Cuomo wanted people with certain views (and even in New York, I'm guessing that's at least 30 percent of the population) to take their right to political participation and self-deport. Now, he puts on these noble and politically self-serving airs, like he wants to be deported himself, in an effort to style himself as the anti-Trump.

He should make up his mind. Or alternatively — as most of the responses to his tweet suggest — maybe Trump should take him up on it.