Lenexa Council Lady Claps Back Against Undocumented Allegations

Sadly . . . This is, in fact, a talking point under the current epoch of American discourse. 

A local council lady clarifies her immigration status amid nasty allegations. 

It's kind of a bummer because she's obviously NOT undocumented but the clarification puts EVERYONE on the defensive and mostly distracts from more important issues.

Here's the word . . .  

A Lenexa city council member is now sharing that she was falsely accused of being an undocumented immigrant. She was reported to the authorities two weeks ago.

Immigration conversations were not on Tuesday night's council agenda, but they did take up the majority of the meeting. Dozens of Lenexa residents spoke out on the recent ICE operation, expressing their concern and anger.

Councilwoman Melanie Arroyo called on her fellow leaders to bring awareness and action to false immigration status allegations. 

In fairness, here's more context . . . 

"Arroyo, who was elected to the city council in 2021 and previously announced she is not seeking reelection, was born in Mexico and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018. She used her experiences as an immigrant as an example in the Star column."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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