Arizona’s Democratic Leaders Claim Illegal Immigrants Are Their ‘Constituents’

September 5, 2025 ADI Staff Reporter
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Rep. Greg Stanton

Arizona’s Democratic electeds in Washington are using the power of their offices to advocate for non-constituents: illegal immigrants under ICE detention.

Specifically, these Democratic leaders are advocating for the illegal immigrants detained at the Eloy Detention Center, a minimum-security private prison between Phoenix and Tucson.

By definition, only those who are eligible to vote count as constituents. It is illegal for illegal immigrants to vote. One of the punishments for illegal voting would be deportation.

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari was the latest to visit the Eloy Detention Center — last week’s trip being her second this year.

In this visit, Ansari demanded cancer treatments for one of the detained illegal immigrants, Arbella “Yari” Rodriguez.

Ansari alleged ICE detainees were put in “dirty and uninhabitable living conditions” in addition to a lack of medical and mental health care. ICE denied the allegations.

Ansari visited back in May as well. During that visit, Ansari clarified that she was using congressional time and resources on solving problems for non-constituents.

“I was denied a meeting with one of my own constituents with whom we have an open and ongoing case in my office, as well as other folks we were originally told we could meet with,” said Ansari.

Ansari’s latest trip came on the heels of Senator Mark Kelly’s trip at the beginning of August. Kelly went to bat for the release of two women he claimed to be his constituents: Kelly Yu and Maria Pelaez.

Yu, a Chinese citizen, entered the country illegally in 2004 while pregnant, and had orders for removal in 2005; her subsequent appeals were denied, and her final appeal was dismissed in 2016.

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According to AZFree News, Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, laid out plainly in a written statement to AZCentral that Yu, who was reportedly trafficked into the U.S. illegally in 2004, has exhausted all legal avenues to remain in the country.

“Lai Kuen Yu, an illegal alien from Hong Kong, was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona on February 4, 2004, and two days later was released into the country. She exhausted all her due process and appeals. She has no legal pathways to remain in the U.S.”

Pelaez has lived illegally in the country for 20 years. She was detained by Customs and Border Patrol at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma base. Pelaez traveled to the base to care for her toddler grandchild while her son, an active-duty Marine.

On Wednesday, Kelly and other Democrats demanded answers from the Trump administration regarding the detention and deportation of illegal immigrant service members, veterans, and military families.

Congressman Greg Stanton and Senator Ruben Gallego also conducted visits to ICE detention centers.

Despite their criticisms over deportations, certain Democrats are admitting the policies are working to deter illegal immigration — like Gallego.

“This is a potential success for the president: because they have been successful at shutting down the border, illegal border crossings are at an all-time low,” said Gallego. “There may be some avenue now to move and be sensible or to keep some people here that, you know, they’re not going to be able to have citizenship but they are going to be able to stay here as long as they have a clean background.”

 

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20 Comments

  1. “There may be some avenue now to move and be sensible …”

    Hey, there’s an idea. How about making lawful, controlled, migration so trivially easy that they have every incentive to work above board, keep the laws, and NOT get involved with the cartels for passage? That’s just crazy enough to work a lot better.

  2. I’m not surprised by what our Federal Senators are trying to do. They made it clear during their campaign the path they would take. Along with the left leaning County Board of Supervisors and County Recorder and Secretary of State the outcomes were not surprising. We have mid Terms coming in 2026 and the representation again is questionable in the State and Federal levels. The only thing we have going for us is a guy named Heap in the County Recorders Office who is currently being over ridden by every beuracrat who can stand in his way. The most recent is destruction of 2020 election emails and documents. Right now what we need are political leaders who are more interested in the citizems of their communities and not those who came here on a whim and actively broke our laws.

  3. You simply have to shake your head and wonder what world these idiots live in. You talk morally bankrupt, these people representing the democrats have become irrelevant with talk like that but in all reality that is exactly what they feel. Screw the citizens, the ILLEGALS will give them power forever. What traitors these supposed people really are.

  5. The religion of leftism (also known as Communism or ultra-liberalism) is the most hilarious (plus disgusting and mean-hearted too) of them all.
    The fact a lot of devotees of that religion, on one hand, can kiss the behinds of the sacred illegal foreigners while, on the other hand, also slamming Americans who have a true lineage here, is a sign of just how backwards and inverted the Church of Holy Leftism really is.

  6. Wrong. Constituents are voting members of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect. Illegals have no such power. The Democrats are as illiterate and they prove to be. I’m tired of these people forcing us to live in make-believe land. It’s time to start charging the Democrats for treason. Throw them into exile.

    • The JD Vance wing of the GOP is really no better – same power lust, same objectives, different wrapping.

  8. We are watching Europe crumble under mass migration. We in the USA offer the most generous Immigration numbers to those who apply LEGALLY. Every country in history has distinguished between CITIZEN’S and ALIEN’S rights. These broke brain Leftist must be ignored as lunatics.

  9. Who elected these idiots? Oh, I know, other idiots. We have no chance to survive against idiots.

  11. This just proves my point that Democrats couldn’t give a damn about those who vote them into office often ridiculing the voters behind closed doors. They put illegals pedophiles. Ummm excuse me minor attracted people gang and cartels first saying if you don’t support their agenda you’re a racist, white supremist, islamsphobe, homophobe etc. etc. these are the people who want America to fail. How anyone can vote for these clowns is beyond me.

  12. Gee, who would have guessed. The ILLEGALS are the liberals lifeline to permanent power. Anyone who says that they don’t vote is a fool……why do you think that the gates were opened for 4 years…..to keep that power. Thank the Lord for DJT and his ILLEGAL crackdown. Now it’s time to go after the employers too……

  13. Can’t imagine a worse place to live when the elected representatives serve the criminals, not the citizens. Arizona is toast. Subjugate yourselves to the commie dems and their indentured servants or leave. Life is much better in the greatest country ever on earth, but no longer in Arizona.

    • 1) I’ll never judge a man who files for divorce without knowing his story; women _can_ be insufferable, that is a thing,

      2) She was and is mayor of Phoenix. I think “abandoning” is a generous embellishment, if not outright hyperbole, and finally

      3) Serving illegals over citizens is his party’s platform; I don’t think his disservice to Arizonans comes from a sense of contrition.

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