Rep. Ilhan Omar has deleted a tweet where she appeared to suggest that Latinx immigrants will be hurt by a “merit-based” immigration policy for some reason:

Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) just deleted this tweet where she appeared to suggest that Latinos can't measure up in a "merit-based" immigration system. pic.twitter.com/ak9EKVdN0i — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 29, 2019

And here’s Ted Cruz, son of a Latinx immigrant, ripping the Minnesota congresswoman over her take:

As the son of a Cuban immigrant whose Dad came to get a math degree & become a computer programmer, I’m troubled that Dems seem to believe Hispanic immigrants can’t qualify for skills-based legal immigration. Bringing in more scientists, engineers & doctors is good for US jobs. https://t.co/iugniZgJtL — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 29, 2019

And although she deleted the tweet, she still has this up on her timeline:

“Our research suggests that prejudice against Latinos is an important, if veiled, reason that some Americans advocate admitting primarily highly educated, highly skilled immigrants.” https://t.co/UQ6WjGJrvH — Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 29, 2019

Sorry, congresswoman . . . screenshots are forever:

So Ms. Smarty Pants @ilhanmn deleted her tweet, cuz she finally realized that in accusing the President of raaaaaaaaaaacism, she was sounding mighty raaaaaaaaaacist herself. pic.twitter.com/10ojMOpHl2 — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 29, 2019

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