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Perkins's comments received widespread condemnation from individuals across political and racial spectra. Many criticized her for her blatant racism and her insensitivity to the victims of the Texas floods. One online commentator remarked, "How dare you try to say or compare such a tragic, truly tragic situation to some illegal immigrants who chose to break the law and now their children are suffering." Others pointed out that she was misrepresenting the situation by claiming the camp was solely white or that it was indicative of a larger racial obsession.