Missouri gubernatorial candidate releases ad with Spanish translator promising to deport illegal immigrants

Missouri gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel released a campaign ad featuring a Spanish translator telling illegal immigrants that they will be deported if he is elected.

The conservative state senator has distinguished himself in the legislature with his strong positions and alienation of centrists within the body over his uncompromising nature. His run for the governorship is based on his desire to cut government spending and round up illegal immigrants, something he illustrated in a new campaign ad.

"My latest TV ad is a simple message to illegal immigrants: The party’s over," he said in a post on X. "Pack your bags. You’re getting the hell outta here."

In the ad, a Spanish translator flanks his left, paraphrasing what he says.

"No more illegals," the translator says in Spanish. "No more money. The party's over."

If elected, Eigel vowed to use a post-Civil War clause to declare an invasion of the state and use law enforcement to round up and deport illegal immigrants.

“And if I have to drive the buses myself to the border of this country, we’re going to take our state back, folks,” he said at a February campaign appearance, according to the Missouri Independent.

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Eigel leads a local chapter of the national Freedom Caucus in the state Senate, clashing heads with both Democrats and centrist Republicans. His feud with centrist Republicans cost him both his chairmanship and Capitol parking spot.

The Missouri Republican primary is scheduled for Aug. 6, and the general election will be held on Nov. 5.