Thus far, Omar has doubled down on her claims that merit-based immigration is racist to the Latino community. This is moreover evident upon reviewing the latest posts on her Twitter feed regarding this matter:
“Our research suggests that prejudice against Latinos is an important, if veiled, reason that some Americans advocate admitting primarily highly educated, highly skilled immigrants.”
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 29, 2019
Statements such as Omar’s are regularly viewed by conservatives as the soft bigotry of low expectations.
