An undercover video released this week has sparked fresh controversy over the Democratic Socialists of America’s approach to immigration and political power. The footage, promoted Monday by the conservative social media account LibsOfTikTok, shows New York State Assemblywoman Diana Moreno — a Democratic Socialist — speaking at a DSA meeting about the role illegal aliens can play in the movement.
“There are so many ways in which [illegals] can be involved behind the scene,” Moreno says in the clip, adding, “You don’t have to have papers to have power.”
Moreno, a native of Ecuador who became a U.S. citizen in 2016, now holds the state assembly seat once occupied by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. In the video, she recounts how she once hid her political leanings: “I did not openly identify myself as a socialist. For a while, I was a closeted socialist.”
The footage was captured by Matt Miller of PolitiBrawl, who went undercover at a DSA meeting using spy pens. Miller released the full 14-minute video on YouTube; the shorter clip posted by LibsOfTikTok has already drawn widespread attention.
DSA’s Growing Influence Within Democratic Party
The video arrives at a moment of heightened tension between the DSA’s left-wing activists and the Democratic Party’s old guard. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, facing a string of progressive primary losses that could threaten his leadership position in January, has publicly tried to downplay the rift. “We are a big-tent party,” Schumer said last week, adding that “being a big-tent party is a strength, not a weakness.”
But critics argue the DSA’s embrace of illegal aliens as political actors is part of a broader strategy to shift the Democratic Party further left — and that the old coalition of working-class Democrats and moderate Republicans is a fading memory.
“The days of the DSA revolutionary vanguard are coming,” the PJ Media piece warns. The author frames Moreno’s comment as evidence that the DSA views illegal aliens as either potential voters or activist shock troops, depending on what serves the movement’s goals.
Political Ramifications and Broader Concerns
The controversy comes after years of Democratic-led border policies that conservatives argue effectively weaponized illegal immigration against taxpayers. Now, the author observes with some satisfaction, those same policies may be turning against the party’s establishment figures.
Still, the column urges caution about celebrating too much. “We still live in a two-party republic,” it notes, “and if the DSA does end up completely inhabiting the Democrats as a skinsuit, the danger it poses will become all-too-real.”
The piece warns of potential DSA-driven outcomes: eliminating the filibuster, packing the Supreme Court with far-left justices, and opening the door to sweeping changes. It concludes that when an elected official suggests “you don’t have to have papers to have power,” one of the papers in question is the U.S. Constitution.
Moreno’s comments have yet to draw a formal response from her office or from state Democratic leadership. The video adds to a growing body of undercover recordings from conservative activists targeting progressive groups in recent months, often sparking fierce debates about editing and context.
Source: pjmedia.com — https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/08/11/dsa-on-illegals-you-dont-have-to-have-papers-to-have-power-n4956025
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