This is one of the few times I’ve heard “boo” from Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown—must be running for reelection! Why, yes, he is.
From The Hill:
Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said Tuesday that Onyango Obama, President Obama’s long-lost uncle, should be deported from the United States after being arrested last week on drunk driving charges.
“Well, yeah. He’s here illegally. He’s obviously broken the law. I don’t know enough about the details of the case, but, God, he’s been running around for how long now?” Brown said in an interview on the Howie Carr Show. “Let him go through the process and see what happens.”
Brown said that “in a fair world,” Obama’s uncle would be deported.
Onyango Obama, 67, was arrested last Wednesday when he nearly rammed his SUV into a police car in Framingham, Mass. When asked if he would like to make a phone call, Onyango reportedly said, “I think I will call the White House.”
The White House said last week that the president was unaware that his uncle was in the United States illegally, and would not intervene on his behalf.
“We expect it to be treated — and I refer you to ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and DHS [the Department of Homeland Security] — like any other immigration case,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
Onyango came to the United States to attend school [in the 1960s!], but ultimately dropped out. He was ordered to leave the country in 1992, but remained in the country and has worked at a liquor store for the past five years.
There are millions of Uncle Omars loose in the US right now—fat chance he will be singled out for deportation. As a matter of fact, his sister (Auntie Zeituni) managed to be granted asylum and the same sharp lawyer will help Uncle Omar.
Our previous Uncle Omar update is here.