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Miller: If White House Will Denaturalize Immigrants, Start With Melania to Prove Impartiality

Tim Miller criticized President Donald Trump’s proposal to denaturalize immigrants deemed to “undermine domestic tranquility,” saying a truly impartial policy should apply to everyone — including First Lady Melania Trump. Trump proposed a pause on migration from certain countries, cuts to federal benefits for noncitizens, and a push for “reverse migration.” Miller cited UN 2024 population data on reverse migration to question the proposal’s feasibility and fairness. The exchange highlights concerns that denaturalization could be applied selectively and politicize citizenship.

02:32 AM, 11/29/2025Politics
Miller: If White House Will Denaturalize Immigrants, Start With Melania to Prove Impartiality

Tim Miller, a political commentator, pushed back on President Donald Trump’s announcement that his administration would seek to denaturalize immigrants who “undermine domestic tranquility,” arguing that any fair denaturalization process should apply evenhandedly — beginning with the First Lady.

“I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country, end all Federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens of our Country, denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.” — President Donald Trump

Trump posted the statement on Truth Social after a shooting involving a suspected Afghan national. The president’s broader agenda also included a proposed permanent pause on migration from what he called “Third World Countries,” cuts to federal benefits for noncitizens, and a concept he labeled “REVERSE MIGRATION.”

Miller responded by noting the president’s own family ties to naturalized citizens. “If we are going to denaturalize migrants who ‘undermine domestic tranquility’ any fair system would start with Melania to send a signal that the White House will not play favorites,” he wrote.

Melania Trump first entered the United States in 1996 on a tourist visa and later obtained work visas tied to her modeling career. She became a U.S. citizen in 2006. At a 2023 event at the National Archives, she described her immigration experience and told new citizens that navigating the process exposed her to “the harsh realities people face.”

Data and broader debate

To challenge the logic behind the president’s “reverse migration” idea, Miller shared statistics drawn from United Nations data in the 2024 Revision of World Population Prospects showing countries with high rates of reverse migration — where emigration significantly outpaces immigration. Observers say the data highlights how complex migration patterns are and raises questions about whether denaturalization could be implemented fairly or would be used selectively for political ends.

The exchange underscores a wider debate about immigration policy, due process, and the potential for denaturalization to be applied inconsistently. Critics warn that a policy targeting people judged to be "not a net asset" risks politicizing citizenship and undermining longstanding legal protections.

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