RantCrush Top 5: August 5, 2016

Did Melania Trump come to the U.S. legally? Lady Trump claims she did but has never brought up any specifics on the matter. Pew Research claims that nearly 11.3 million illegal aliens reside in the U.S. (2015) so why should Melania’s immigration story matter? Well…because her husband is the expert on illegal immigrants and borders.

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— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) August 4, 2016

The scrutiny over Melania’s immigration became even more intense after racy images of her taken in 1995 surfaced earlier this week. Critics suggest that Melania was in full legal compliance in later years but not when those photos were taken, meaning she did not have a working visa.

Melania Trump may have worked here illegally. Which a lot of good people do. Her husband is the real hypocrite. https://t.co/ouSdjnsF7F

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) August 4, 2016

If Melania’s current citizenship is not legit based on early visa fraud, perhaps Obama’s safe harbor exec order could help her?

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 4, 2016

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