Stephen Miller's Own Cousin Savages His Staggering Hypocrisy

Source: The Daily Beast

Stephen Miller’s Own Cousin Savages His Staggering Hypocrisy

Tom Latchem
Mon, December 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM EST
2 min read

The architect of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies has been called out by his own cousin for seeking to “take away” the opportunities that once allowed their own Jewish immigrant family to thrive.

White House aide Stephen Miller, 40, has built his second-Trump-term clout around ever-harsher enforcement and a drive to choke off legal pathways for immigrants—while, as reported by The New Republic, his own family history is rooted in people fleeing persecution and rebuilding in the United States.

The apparent disconnect between his own family history and the strict immigration crackdown he’s spearheading rankled Alisa Kasmer, a cousin on his father’s side.

In a rare interview, Kasmer told The New Republic’s Greg Sargent, “We’re Jewish—we grew up knowing how hated we were just for existing. Now he’s trying to take away the exact thing that his own family benefited from: that ability to create a life for themselves, to prosper, to build community, to have successful businesses—to live a rewarding life.”

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