Fox News host Jesse Watters has been raked over the coals after ranting about gay Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA) immigrating to America from Peru at the age of five.

“You know where Congressman Garcia was born? Peru,” Watters said, explaining that “Mommy brought him over here when he was five,” as if that was something to be embarrassed about.

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“He was illegal for a few years, and then someone gave him a green card,” Watters went on, referring to the fact that Garcia grew up undocumented after the family overstayed their visitors’ visas. “Garcia marries a guy and somehow gets elected to represent Long Beach, California. His district is two-thirds Hispanic and crawling with illegals. He’s the first openly gay immigrant congressman. You see what’s going on here?”

Garcia came to the U.S. from Peru with his family when he was five-years-old and has said that naturalization was “his proudest moment” and the reason he started a career in politics. His parents died in 2020 of COVID-19.

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On social media, folks eviscerated Watters for thinking he somehow owned Garcia with the insults.

“See what’s going on here?”

I see someone living the American dream. https://t.co/m5AfBNusAj

— jordan (@JordanUhl) February 4, 2026

No, Jesse, what's going on here? A man who wants to come to America and be a citizen, then run to serve in public office? That's certainly more than what you are doing with your life, which is trashing other people and lying for money.

— Midwest Grandma (@MaryLuCallahan1) February 4, 2026

He was the youngest mayor in Long Beach history and very popular. Went to Cal LB and then graduated at USC. Started a local newssite rightout of college before running for city council. I’ve met him a few times. sharp and sincere guy. Shows up, listens. That’s why he got elected

— Ryan (@bourbonB4people) February 4, 2026

so they still hate it when they do it the right way. got it.

— iylana (@iylanavetrova) February 4, 2026

so they still hate it when they do it the right way. got it.

— iylana (@iylanavetrova) February 4, 2026

Yes. I see that @JesseBWatters is a raging bigot.

— COtoMD (@co3blue) February 4, 2026

Yes, that America is the land of opportunities. Or it had been before trump

— Margie Parsley (@margie_parsley) February 4, 2026

Yes, I see. Bigotry is going on here.

— Failing Upward (@70_hookshot) February 4, 2026

People in his district like his stance on issues? That’s all I see.

— Nevertheless, she voted Blue! (@gapam1124) February 4, 2026

Watters lays out Garcia’s life story—immigrating from Peru, getting a green card, getting married, and winning an election—and tries to frame it as some kind of suspicious conspiracy. Apparently, the American Dream is 'weird' to Jesse.

— 희망 (@elpis25) February 4, 2026

It’s called democracy.

— ÉannaBrophy (@EannaBrophy) February 4, 2026

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