Trump-supporting California minister now faces deportation
An Oceanside, California minister, who is an unauthorized immigrant thought that urging his daughter to support Trump in the presidential election was a good idea. He had no idea that he would end up in line for deportation.
Jorge Ramirez is conservative in his beliefs and considers himself a Republican he said in an interview from Otay Mesa Detention Center. He is currently awaiting deportation proceedings.
Border Patrol staked out his house in May and he has been sitting in detention ever since.
According to Ramirez he has no idea why he is being deported. The Trump administration said it is only targeting criminals and those who have already be ordered deported and he is neither of those things.
“Trump said, ‘Let’s keep all the good people here and all the bad people out,’” Ramirez stated.
“That’s great, but I’m here,” Ramirez went on. “If I’m here, anybody can be here. I’m not saying I’m the best person in the world, but I’ve tried to live a good life.”
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He often went to Camp Pendleton for work and issues with his security clearance is what got the attention of authorities last December.
He says he still supports the Republican agenda on fiscal and social issues and even now, he still supports Trump.
“Everything that he’s said against immigrants — it’s not that I’m in favor, but bad people don’t belong here,” Ramirez said. “In order to make America great, you have to have people contributing to this country.”
Ramirez came to the United States with his family when he was 11-years-old and was raised in North County.
“I’m USA all the way,” Ramirez stated. “It’s that American spirit. It just gets into you.”
