-President Trump held a rally in North Carolina last night
where his supporters chanted, "Send her back,"
in reference to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
And last week, Trump tweeted
that Omar and three other minority congresswomen
should go back to their country.
It may have surprised some people,
but telling people of color to go back where they came from
is something racists have been doing for centuries.
And here to talk about it
are the Go Back To Your Country Girls.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Hey, girls. -Yes?
-What is it? -What's up, Amber?
-I love America, but I don't like detention centers.
-Me either.
-They're inhumane. -A living nightmare.
-And saying I don't like them is me exercising my free speech.
But, sometimes, when you use that free speech
to express an opinion people don't like,
they respond with racism.
-Been there. -Happens all the time.
-And when I went on Twitter and tweeted,
"Close the detention centers,"
do you know what someone replied?
-A well-thought out statement
that respectfully reflected their opinion?
-Nope. They sang the same old song
we've heard a thousand times before.
♪♪
-♪ Go back to your country ♪
♪ Nobody's stopping ya ♪
♪ Go back to your country ♪
-♪ Go back to Africa ♪
♪♪
-And that was confusing because I'm not from Africa,
and Africa is not a country.
[ Laughter and applause ]
I'm from Omaha, Nebraska, the literal opposite of Africa.
[ Laughter ] -Uh-huh.
Once, I tweeted that I thought getting rid of all college debt
was a good idea. -It's a great idea.
-It is, even though I never went to college and don't care.
[ Laughter ]
And you know how someone replied?
-With a question about how
paying for the educations of millions
would affect our economy?
-Nope. They replied...
♪♪
-♪ Go back to your country ♪
♪ I'm afraid of things that I don't know ♪
♪ Go back to your country ♪
-♪ Go back to Mexico ♪
♪♪
-I replied, "Hey, that's racist!
Plus, I'm Cuban." [ Laughter ]
And they replied, "Actually, calling me racist is racist,"
when we all know that's...
-All: Not a thing!
-Well, you know what happened to me?
-What? -I was minding my own business,
just speaking another language, and someone yelled...
♪♪
-♪ Go back to your country ♪
♪ You're stupid, you're ugly, you're dumb ♪
♪ Go back to your country ♪
-♪ Wherever it is you're from ♪
♪♪
-But you were born here, right?
-I wasn't, but I'm a United States citizen,
so this my country.
-Cool! -Cool!
-You know who else wasn't born here?
The ancestors of everyone giving us a hard time.
[ Laughter ] -That's uncomfortably true.
-Well, one time, I was at a party,
talking about systemic racism, and you know what?
Someone said, if I don't like it,
I should leave.
So you know what I said to them?
♪♪
"Eat my [bleep]!
You think this country is perfect?!"
[ Cheers and applause ]
People in cages, uninsured Americans,
and crippling debt, and we brought measles back!
[ Laughter ] Look, I love this country,
but I think we can do better.
So get the [bleep] up out of my face with that noise,
you raggedy bastard.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-I hear you.
-You can't be gracious every time.
A person gets worn down.
♪♪
-♪ You're not too bright ♪
-♪ You deserve a fight ♪
-♪ Even if we were not born here ♪
♪ We still have the right... ♪
-♪ To bitch and moan ♪
-♪ So leave us alone ♪
-♪ If what you want is for minorities to go back home ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Too late, bitch.
-♪ We're here ♪ -♪ We're not going nowhere ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-The Go Back to Your Country Girls, everyone!