{"id":403131,"date":"2019-04-15T02:46:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T01:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/migrant-advocate-cher-blasted-for-opposing-idea-of-illegals-flooding-la-rt-usa-news\/"},"modified":"2019-04-15T02:46:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T01:46:22","slug":"migrant-advocate-cher-blasted-for-opposing-idea-of-illegals-flooding-la-rt-usa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/migrant-advocate-cher-blasted-for-opposing-idea-of-illegals-flooding-la-rt-usa-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant advocate Cher blasted for opposing idea of illegals flooding LA \u2014 RT USA News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5cb3d75fdda4c889268b45b5.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Singer Cher, who once famously offered to take a &#8220;Dreamer&#8221; into her home and encouraged others to follow suit, is now up in arms over US President Donald Trump&#8217;s proposal to funnel illegal migrants to her sanctuary city.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/456378-trump-sanctuary-cities-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">Also on rt.com<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__title\">Like immigrants? Here\u2019s an &#8216;unlimited supply\u2019: Trump threatens to dump illegals in sanctuary cities<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__cover lazyload\" data-bgset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxs\/5cb0fce0dda4c87a558b45e7.JPG 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xs\/5cb0fce0dda4c87a558b45e8.JPG 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5cb0fce0dda4c87a558b45e6.JPG 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/m\/5cb0fce0dda4c87a558b45e9.JPG 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/l\/5cb0fce1dda4c87a558b45ea.JPG 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/article\/5cb0fce0dda4c87a558b45e5.JPG 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxl\/5cb0fce1dda4c87a558b45eb.JPG 1240w&#10;                        \" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cher justified her protest against the move, which would seem to be perfectly in line with her migrant-welcoming past statements, by arguing that her home city of Los Angeles has not been able to cater to the needs of its permanent residents and therefore cannot shoulder any extra burden.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I Understand Helping struggling Immigrants,but MY CITY (Los Angeles) ISNT TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN.WHAT ABOUT THE 50,000+&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8;Citizens WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS.PPL WHO LIVE BELOW POVERTY LINE,&amp; HUNGRY? If My State Can&#8217;t Take Care of Its Own(Many Are VETS)How Can it Take Care Of More,&#8221;<\/em> she tweeted on Sunday, her style curiously similar to Trump&#8217;s own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I Understand Helping struggling Immigrants,but MY CITY (Los Angeles) ISNT TAKING CARE OF ITS OWN.WHAT ABOUT THE 50,000+&#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8;Citizens WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS.PPL WHO LIVE BELOW POVERTY LINE,&amp; HUNGRY? If My State Can\u2019t Take Care of Its Own(Many Are VETS)How Can it Take Care Of More<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cher (@cher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher\/status\/1117491420934365185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>In her scorn on the proposal, Cher joins a chorus of Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists, like fellow Hollywood celebrity Alyssa Milano, who have already admonished Trump for what they see as an attempt at revenge on migrant-friendly cities, mostly governed by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal outrage, however, was met with derision from Trump supporters, who pointed out that having once talked the talk, Democrats and their supporters should now walk the walk and welcome the masses of Central American migrants with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>Cher&#8217;s tweet has likewise triggered a major backlash.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Hello! Looks like you just woke up,&#8221;<\/em> one wrote, and many jokingly welcomed her on the conservative side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello! Looks like you just woke up. &#x1f44d;&#x1f3fb;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carla Savona Willard&#x269c;&#xfe0f; (@CarlaWillard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarlaWillard\/status\/1117535995514081280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Your city is no different than any city in our country and that\u2019s point. It all NEEDS  to STOP NOW. There is no such thing as comprehensive immigration reform. I\u2019ve been hearing that bs political speak for decades. Change the laws and loopholes and protect our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Diaz (@DuvalDiazActual) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DuvalDiazActual\/status\/1117541943301541888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations! You&#8217;re a conservative. Welcome aboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor McSnark &#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; (@DailyPamphlet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyPamphlet\/status\/1117548699620708352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p><em>\u00a0&#8220;Wow, sounds like a great reason to build the wall and stop another million illegal aliens from coming to the USA this year!&#8221;<\/em> a commentator wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow, sounds like a great reason to build the wall and stop another million illegal aliens from coming to the USA this year!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Dice (@MarkDice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkDice\/status\/1117551592490688513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>Many denounced her previous statements in support of illegal migration as virtue signaling.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Oooooh, so now that it directly affects you, you change your mind? How selfishly convenient.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oooooh, so now that it directly affects you, you change your mind? How selfishly convenient.<\/p>\n<p>Do you ever like&#8230;.I don\u2019t know, realize your own elitist brand of hypocritical douchbaggery? Or do you guys just go around patting each other on the back and saying \u201cOrange Man Bad?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mindy Robinson &#x1f1fa;&#x1f1f8; (@iheartmindy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iheartmindy\/status\/1117567265094848513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>Cher used to strike a completely different note less than two years ago when she literally invited illegal migrants who came to the US as minors to live at her place.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Those Who Can Must Take a DREAMER IN2 Their Home &amp; Protect Them!! I&#8217;m Ready 2 Do This &amp; Others in MY BUSINESS WILL DO THE SAME!! SANCTUARY,&#8221;<\/em> the singer and actress tweeted on September 5, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In another recent tweet, Cher appeared to sound the alarm over a possibility of California being flooded with criminals, while citing Trump, who believes that migrants are embedded with <em>&#8220;rapists&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;murderers.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WILL TRUMP\u201dREALLY\u201dDO WHAT HE JUST SAID HE WOULD&#x2049;&#xfe0f;WILL HE FLOOD MY STATE WITH THOUSANDS OF\u201dRAPISTS,&amp; <br \/>MURDERS\u201d(His Words)AS A PUNISHMENT&#x2049;&#xfe0f;WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT IS HE&#x2049;&#xfe0f;WHAT KIND OF MAN IS HE&#x2049;&#xfe0f;HE\u2019S THE &#x1f30e;\u2019s NEWEST DICTATOR,&amp; He Wants HIS Troops 2 Put Up internment Camps.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cher (@cher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cher\/status\/1116928881120821248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p>She again faced a rebuke online, with conservative commentators telling her she<em> &#8220;cannot have it both ways.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can\u2019t have it both ways! You claim there\u2019s no criminals in caravan of illegals. Your state prides itself at thumbing nose at federal law and visa violations, and accepting and hiding ILLEGALS. Your reps forced keeping fake asylum cases. So YOU keep track of them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Ostrom (@BajaHoncho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BajaHoncho\/status\/1117073099533451266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What? Is it by accident that you came to know this only now? But you realize this is a serious problem not a just a Trump talk.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ThemReview (@themreviewcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themreviewcom\/status\/1117541304395804673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazing how people within sanctuary cities and States don&#8217;t want those they advocate for to come&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Just Another Libertarian&#8230; (@tsparks611) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsparks611\/status\/1117541038787371008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center\/><\/center><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/456503-cher-migrants-sancturary-la\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Cher, who once famously offered to take a &#8220;Dreamer&#8221; into her home and encouraged others to follow suit, is now up in arms over US President Donald Trump&#8217;s proposal to funnel illegal migrants to her sanctuary city. Also on rt.com Like immigrants? 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