Zuckerberg's FWD.us, Chamber of Commerce Back Renee Ellmers After Immigration Meltdown

Amnesty proponents for illegal immigrants–most notably Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce–have heeded a call from the office of Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) asking for help repairing her image in the wake of a heated interview she had with radio’s Laura Ingraham on Thursday morning.

Zuckerberg’s FWD.us tweeted on Thursday afternoon:

.@RepReneeEllmers knows her district & stood up for reform against anti-immigrant @IngrahamAngle‘s falsehoods http://t.co/CM2jCwOlUs

— FWD.us (@FWD_us) March 13, 2014

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce added:

.@RepReneeEllmers has it right: The case for immigration reform is clear. The need is undeniable. The time is now.

— U.S. Chamber (@USChamber) March 13, 2014

Former Mitt Romney 2012 presidential campaign spokeswoman Emily Benavides backed Ellmers up too:

I’m proud of GOP @RepReneeEllmers for standing by the fact that #immigration reform will benefit all Americans.

— Emily Benavides (@embena) March 13, 2014

Pro-amnesty group America’s Voice tweeted:

.@RepReneeEllmers takes down Laura Ingraham, calls Ingraham out for her “ignorant” stand on immigration http://t.co/JW8Vsfz7IV

— americasvoice (@americasvoice) March 13, 2014

And the George Soros-funded National Immigration Forum’s (NIF) executive director Ali Noorani tweeted: 

“We have to build a thriving economy” @RepReneeEllmers makes strong case that America is #Ready4Reform to @IngrahamAngle

— Ali Noorani (@anoorani) March 13, 2014

.@RepReneeEllmers stands up for immigration reform alongside farmers, pastors, and law enforcement in her district http://t.co/2GRll5z1PG

— Ali Noorani (@anoorani) March 13, 2014

The Cato Institute’s pro-amnesty figure Alex Nowrasteh tweeted:

@RepReneeEllmers argued well against @IngrahamAngle‘s silly anti-capitalist arguments. Here’s more on that: http://t.co/sti4tIQInT

— Alex Nowrasteh (@AlexNowrasteh) March 13, 2014

All this help from pro-amnesty groups came after Ellmers’ office asked ImmigrationWorksUSA and potentially other pro-amnesty groups for help. “We need any folks that can call the show, or tweet at Laura to do so,” Ellmers’ office asked the pro-amnesty and pro-Gang of Eight bill ImmigrationWorksUSA. “We need everyone from top to bottom – from farmers and workers to executives and trade industry folks. She basically claimed that the stories we’re hearing aren’t true. We need to show her that she’s wrong.”

During the interview, Ellmers called Ingraham “small-minded,” “ignorant,” and claimed she authored the ubiquitous “de facto amnesty” talking point — which she clearly did not.

Ellmers also devolved into referring to herself in the third person, saying “Renee Ellmers thinks for herself.”