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Billie Eilish criticized ICE at the Grammys. PDO

Pop star Billie Eilish’s speech at the Grammys has raised a wide debate in the United States, and critical voices have not been spared either.

Eilish won the song of the year award at the gala Wildflower– on our hit. In her victory speech, Eilish took a stand against the ICE organization, i.e. the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

– No one is illegal in stolen land, Eilish said in her speech, among other things.

It is this sentence that has now divided opinion in the United States.

For example, professors at New York University School of Law Max Raskin and Richard Epstein questioned In The Washington Post Eilish’s argument.

– If Eilish meant that a random person could live on land that was stolen from someone else, her argument contradicts educational systems and common sense, Raskin and Epstein write in an opinion piece.

Republican politicians have also criticized Eilish’s speech. For example, Senator Eric Schmitt commentthat Eilish should relinquish her Grammy award after the ICE criticism.

Eilish has also been defended under intense criticism. For example, his musician brother Finneas O’Connell opened his verbal casket on the subject messaging service in Threads.

– So many powerful old white men outraged by what my 24-year-old sister said in her acceptance speech. We can literally see your names in the Epstein files, O’Connell wrote.

In addition to Eilish, Bad Bunny also criticized ICE in his Grammy speech. In addition, at the gala, pins with the words “ICE out” were seen as part of the outfits of various artists.

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