Judge Judy tells unhappy US immigrants to leave the country
Judge Judy Sheindlin has criticised people who immigrate to the United States and then call for major changes, saying those unhappy with the country should leave. Her remarks have drawn a public response and brought attention to her views on capitalism, socialism and the principles she believes America was founded on.
In a recent interview, the 83-year-old said the US values excellence and argued that people are not equal in every respect. On *The View*, Ana Navarro said people seeking change should stay, vote and organise, while Sara Haines supported Sheindlin’s position; Sheindlin later stood by her comments in an interview with Fox News. She has endorsed Michael Bloomberg in 2020 and Nikki Haley in 2024, but said politics was a “disgusting business”.
- Judge Judy says people who dislike America should consider leaving.
- She opposes replacing capitalism with socialism.
- Her remarks prompted debate on *The View*.
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Judge Judy is the public name of Judy Sheindlin, a former New York family court judge and television personality. Her comments touch on a long-running US debate about immigration, national identity and whether people who move to the country should accept its political and economic system or work to change it.
The debate also reflects different views of civic participation: some argue that people who want change should vote and organise, while others emphasise preserving the country’s founding principles. Sheindlin has expressed support for candidates from both major US parties and has described politics as a “disgusting business”.
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The case for
A country’s political and economic principles are part of its shared civic inheritance, and people who choose to live there can reasonably be expected to engage with those principles in good faith. From this view, Sheindlin is defending individual choice: people who find the country’s foundations intolerable are free to leave, while her emphasis on excellence recognises that equal rights do not make everyone equal in ability or achievement.
The case against
Immigrants are members of the political community, not merely guests, and moving to a country does not mean accepting every feature of its society without question. From this view, staying, voting and organising are legitimate ways to express commitment while seeking change, and the promise of equal standing can support efforts to make the country’s institutions fairer.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Judge Judy says migrants who come to America then complain about it should move somewhere else”.