Nicki Minaj Captures The Agony And Irony Of Trump's Immigration Ban

Nicki Minaj is the latest celebrity to speak out against President Donald Trumps executive orders regarding immigration with a tweet that echoes beyond its 140 characters.The singer, who was born in Trinidad and Tobago, posted the tweet Monday in response to Trumps recent legislation regardingimmigrationand refugeesabout how he is dashing the hopes and dreams of those seeking a better life in America,noting that shes a proud immigrant who pays taxes but still cant vote.The most harmful thing you could ever take away from another human being is hope. #ProudImmigrant #Grateful #TaxPayerButIcantVote #America NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) January 30, 2017 Minaj, who was born in Trinidad, has been vocal about her disapproval of Trumps treatment of immigrants. She slammed POTUS in her track Black Barbieswith the lyrics: Island girl, Donald Trump want me go home and Now prayin all my foreigns dont get deported.The rapper spoke about the strugglesshe and her family faced immigrating in the 2010 MTV documentary My Time Now. She immigrated to Queens, New York, as a young child after her mom had settled in the U.S.A lot of times, when youre from the islands, your parents leave and then send for you because its easier when they have established themselves; when they have a place to stay, when they have a job. I thought it was gonna be for a few days, it turned into two years without my mother, she said.The move was a shock to her.I thought it was gonna be like a castle. Like white picket fence, like a fairy tale. I got off the plane and it was cold. I remember the smell. I could always remember the smell when I got out of the airport of the snow, and I had never seen snow, she said. I remember the house. I remember that the furniture wasnt put down. It was, like, piled up on each other, and I didnt understand why, cause I thought it was gonna look like a big castle. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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