{"id":2581905,"date":"2026-03-19T18:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dem-rep-raskin-gets-humiliating-correction-after-claiming-founding-father-was-an-undocumented-immigrant\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:56:49","slug":"watch-dem-rep-raskin-gets-humiliating-correction-after-claiming-founding-father-was-an-undocumented-immigrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-dem-rep-raskin-gets-humiliating-correction-after-claiming-founding-father-was-an-undocumented-immigrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Dem Rep. Raskin Gets Humiliating Correction After Claiming Founding Father Was an &#8216;Undocumented Immigrant&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-dem-rep-raskin-gets-humiliating-correction-after-claiming-founding-father-was-an-undocumented-immigrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581905&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinionated piece from The Western Journal centers on Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin\u2019s claim that Thomas paine was an \u201cundocumented immigrant\u201d and the reactions that followed during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. The author uses the exchange to argue that Democrats have long distorted American history and that the term \u201cundocumented\u201d is a rhetorical maneuver that obscures the legal framework around immigration.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Raskin\u2019s remark about Paine prompts a pointed rebuttal from Republican Rep. Jim jordan, who notes Paine was born in the United Kingdom and arrived in America long before the founding era.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The article contrasts Paine\u2019s influence on American independence (via Common Sense) with his age of reason, which criticized Christianity, to question elevating him as a hero.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It argues that invoking Paine (and Jefferson) to label early Americans as \u201cundocumented\u201d reveals a broader political tactic, and it suggests Democrats have frequently enough marginalized Jefferson to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-shutdown-stunt-throws-major-airports-around-the-country-into-chaos\/\" title=\"...&#039; Shutdown Stunt Throws Major Airports Around the Country Into Chaos\">score ideological points<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece emphasizes that the core issue is legal: immigration status is governed by law and naturalization, not by informal labels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; it critiques the Democrats\u2019 preference for the term \u201cundocumented\u201d over \u201cillegal,\u201d claiming it masks the true legal status of immigration violations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article references social media posts<\/a> and a congressional hearing to illustrate the debate, concluding that Raskin\u2019s comments exemplify a broader pattern of political rhetoric rather than past accuracy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland made the mistake of practicing history without a license.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, from Critical Race Theory to other Marxist-inspired madness, Democrats have already spent years butchering American history.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Raskin referred to the famed 18th-century revolutionary (and honorary Founding Father) Thomas Paine as an &ldquo;undocumented immigrant,&rdquo; prompting a hilarious rebuke from Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My understanding was Mr. Paine was born in the U.K., came to America, then a British colony, in 1774,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-tim-walz-confronted-congressman-jim-jordan-somali-fraud-scandal-somebodys-lying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan<\/a> said after Raskin&rsquo;s statement. &ldquo;So I was just struggling to figure out how he was an illegal immigrant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Insufficiently embarrassed &mdash; Democrats never are &mdash; Raskin tried to clarify.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t say he was an illegal immigrant,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jamie-raskin-flails-host-corners-dems-didnt-care-epstein-files-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raskin<\/a> replied. &ldquo;I said he was an undocumented immigrant &mdash; just like Thomas Jefferson&rsquo;s family was. Most of our ancestors did not arrive here with documents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Raskin: &ldquo;Thomas Paine was an undocumented immigrant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan: &ldquo;How was he an illegal immigrant? He was born in the UK and came to America, then a British colony.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Raskin: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t say he was an illegal immigrant. He was an undocumented immigrant.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3H6fDV02rf\">pic.twitter.com\/3H6fDV02rf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2034327232970158447?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Raskin made those <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats-judiciary.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/ranking-member-raskin-s-opening-statement-at-subcommittee-hearing-on-republicans-plan-to-kick-kids-out-of-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asinine comments<\/a> during a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the same hearing, Jordan &mdash; he couldn&rsquo;t help himself &mdash; returned to the question of Paine as an &ldquo;undocumented immigrant.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is Thomas Paine an undocumented immigrant or a Founding Father?&rdquo; Jordan asked the committee&rsquo;s four witnesses. All four, in their own ways, affirmed that Raskin&rsquo;s characterization made no sense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The topic came up again about 45 min later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pb8yOLbRl8\">pic.twitter.com\/pb8yOLbRl8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hearing Highlights (@hearhighlight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hearhighlight\/status\/2034359781419626561?\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Raskin, of course, made an absolute fool of himself.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, he added Jefferson&rsquo;s name to his silly catalog of early American &ldquo;undocumented immigrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In nearly two decades of studying and teaching Jefferson&rsquo;s life to undergraduate and graduate students, I only came across one reference to the great Founding Father&rsquo;s &ldquo;undocumented immigrant&rdquo; family. It appeared in the second line of Jefferson&rsquo;s (unfinished) 1821 <a href=\"https:\/\/avalon.law.yale.edu\/19th_century\/jeffauto.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">autobiography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The tradition in my father&rsquo;s family was that their ancestor came to this country from Wales, and from near the mountain of Snowdon, the highest in Gr. Br.,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vance-holds-jeffersons-madisons-view-freedom-religion-based-christianity-tells-tpusa-crowd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jefferson<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Jefferson himself knew very little about how his own family moved to Virginia from Great Britain. So the sight of Raskin talking confident nonsense about the subject merely added to the scene&rsquo;s comedic value.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Democrats typically marginalize Jefferson as a slaveholding racist because they fear his ideas of natural rights and limited government. To invoke his name in any positive context, therefore, qualifies as hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<p>As for Paine, there is no doubt that the Englishman contributed his powerful pen to the cause of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/libs-complain-trump-removed-olive-branch-dime-wrong-buddy-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American independence<\/a>. Paine&rsquo;s &ldquo;Common Sense,&rdquo; published in 1776, made arguments against monarchy that many Americans had never read.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Christians should pause before elevating Paine to the pantheon of American heroes. During and after the French Revolution of the 1790s, Paine published &ldquo;The Age of Reason,&rdquo; which ranks as perhaps the most vicious attack on Christianity written in that century.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, however, Raskin&rsquo;s decision to invoke Paine (and Jefferson) exposed the emptiness of the Democrats&rsquo; favorite phrase, &ldquo;undocumented immigrants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Most of our ancestors did not arrive here with documents,&rdquo; Raskin said.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed. Then they formed a country with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/public-school-slaps-not-endorse-stickers-us-constitution-declaration-independence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution<\/a>. And that Constitution plainly authorizes their representatives to make laws, including naturalization laws.<\/p>\n<p>So the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-could-be-democrats-secret-weapon-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly could be ...&#039; secret weapon ... Washington Examiner\">issue isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t &ldquo;documents.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s law. Illegal immigrants have violated the law. Hence the Democrats&rsquo; preference for the word &ldquo;undocumented,&rdquo; for it means nothing and effectively obscures the word &ldquo;illegal,&rdquo; which means everything.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, of course, it is fitting that Raskin said something idiotic about Paine in particular. 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Jamie Raskin described Thomas Paine as an \u201cundocumented immigrant,\u201d which drew a sharp rebuttal from Rep. Jim Jordan who noted Paine was born in Britain and came to America before it was a country. Raskin tried to clarify, saying he was highlighting a broader idea that many of America\u2019s early ancestors arrived without formal documents, not labeling Paine as an illegal immigrant. The exchange was shared in clips posted online.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan continued pushing the point, asking whether Paine was an \u201cundocumented immigrant\u201d or a Founding Father, and all four witnesses rejected Raskin\u2019s framing. The discussion also touched on including Thomas Jefferson in the debate; a commentator observed that Jefferson\u2019s own family history is not well documented and that Democrats often minimize Jefferson as a slaveholder, which complicates praising him. The piece acknowledges Paine\u2019s significant role in independence through Common Sense, while noting his The Age of Reason criticized Christianity, complicating his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the author argues that Raskin\u2019s remarks reveal the emptiness of the phrase \u201cundocumented immigrants\u201d when applied to historical figures. The Constitution and naturalization laws show that the issue is about law, not merely whether someone had documents. 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