During a debate Monday on Medicaid eligibility, Democratic State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her of Minnesota said her parents committed immigration fraud to enter the United States and then claimed she was a U.S. citizen.
The Minnesota House of Representatives on Monday passed legislation to declare illegal immigrants ineligible for MinnesotaCare, the state’s Medicaid program. Her made the comments on the floor of the state house. She then rushed to a local media outlet to clarify her comments.
“I am illegal in this country. My parents are illegal here in this country,” Her said on the floor as all but one Democrat in the Minnesota House of Representatives voted against the legislation.
