A powerful House Democrat from Illinois has proudly admitted that he does not consider himself loyal to the United States or its Constitution.

Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill), a member of both the House Financial Services committee and House Judiciary committee, says he is loyal to only the immigration (read: illegal immigration) community.

Yet Gutierrez’s tactics are controversial. While many admire his tenacity and credit him with keeping immigration reform alive, others, including members of the Obama administration, believe his confrontational style can be counterproductive. He sees things more simply. “I have only one loyalty,” he says, “and that’s to the immigrant community.”

Gutierrez, like all members of Congress, raised his right hand and swore loyalty to the United States Constitution. And yet here he is, admitting that his only loyalty is to one area of society — the immigration community. He lacks loyalty to anyone or thing else. By his own admission.

This is something to keep in mind when you see him pushing the DREAM Act, comprehensive immigration reform, and other far-left legislation. He is acting with loyalty to a single group of individuals, rather than to the nation and its Constitution, in mind.