A Genealogist Just Used Tomi Lahren's Own Ancestry to Prove Her Hateful Immigration Comments Wrong

German genealogist and journalist Jennifer Mendelsohn gave conservative commentator Tomi Lahren a lesson on her own history after Lahren made disparaging comments about immigrants on a talk show over the weekend.

Appearing on Fox's Watter's World this past Saturday, Lahren told host Jesse Waters that impoverished immigrants that don't speak English should be prohibited from entering the United States.

Lahren was defending remarks made by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who last week told NPR that undocumented immigrants are “not people that would easily assimilate into the United States into our modern society.” She said:

Mendelsohn continued, calling out "nativists'" hypocrisy regarding their praise of their own families' immigration stories as they chastise people trying to come to the United States today. She then says we need to "dig out" why the right does "not want these people here."

Mendelsohn also asked why it's acceptable to share stories of ancestors paying off officials to sign papers, "but castigate contemporary immigrants who behave in much the same way."

Mendelsohn concluded that Lahren should consider how similar her own family's past is to immigrants of today, before deciding to "push a specious agenda."

This is not about playing gotcha. But as long as people like Lahren continue to push a specious agenda that suggests today's immigrants are somehow wholly different from previous ones, I'll keep showing just how alike they really are.

Lahren has not replied to Mendelsohn nor has she responded to requests for follow-up. Twitter, on the other hand, shared their thoughts on Lahren's comments.