Refugee. Legal Immigrant. Cuban American. U.S. Citizen.
This isn't just another political conversation it's my story.
I wasn't born in America. I came here as a refugee after my family escaped communist Cuba in search of freedom and a better future. We left behind everything we knew for the chance to build a life in the greatest country on Earth.
In this episode, I share what that journey was really like, the sacrifices my family made, the challenges of starting over, and how those experiences shaped the way I see America today.
If you've ever wondered why so many legal immigrants cherish freedom, opportunity, and the Constitution so deeply, this episode is for you.
This is more than my story it's a reminder of what can happen when freedom is never taken for granted.
Refugee → Legal Immigrant → Cuban American → U.S. Citizen 🇺🇸
Welcome to BarbieUnfiltered67. Where life experience meets today's headlines—without the filter.
District 66: Laurie Parman Answers the Tough Questions
One-on-One with Laurie Parman | Illinois House District 66
I sat down with Laurie Parman for a conversation about the issues that matter to our communities and what voters should know before heading to the polls.
Education • Public Safety • Taxes • Immigration • Parental Rights • Springfield
Watch the full conversation and decide for yourself.
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2 Sept 2026
ANOTHER PARENT JOINS THE CLUB NO PARENT EVER WANTS TO BELONG TO
Today’s hearing on sanctuary cities brought the issue of illegal immigration and public safety back into focus.
And tonight, I keep thinking about the parents.
Every single day, another family can be changed forever. Another mother or father can become part of a club they never asked to join.
Not a club for getting together.
Not a social club.
A club of mourning parents.
Parents mourning children whose lives were taken.
We can argue about immigration policy. We can argue about sanctuary cities. We can argue about borders, enforcement, and politics.
But we should never lose sight of the human cost.
Every child matters. Every victim matters. Every grieving family matters.
And asking for secure borders and enforcement of our immigration laws should not be controversial.
It should be about one simple responsibility:
Protect the people who are already here.
Because no parent should ever have to bury a child because our government failed to do its job.
And tomorrow, I fear, another parent may join this club.
We need to stop accepting that as inevitable.
#SanctuaryCities #IllegalImmigration #Immigration #PublicSafety #VictimsMatter #MourningParents #SecureTheBorder #BorderSecurity #Accountability #LawAndOrder #ProtectOurChildren #BarbieUnfiltered67
28 Aug 2026
FLOCK CAMERAS: WHO IS WATCHING YOU? | 100,000+ Cameras, Lawsuits & the 4th Amendment
FLOCK CAMERAS: WHO IS WATCHING YOU?
I'm going to say something that may piss some people off:
I'm against Flock cameras—and I don't apologize for saying it.
This isn't just about one camera sitting on a pole in your neighborhood.
We're talking about a nationwide network of 100,000+ Flock cameras, operating across communities throughout America.
And now we're seeing lawsuits, privacy challenges, documented misuse and growing questions about the Fourth Amendment.
In this episode, we're going down the rabbit hole.
🔎 WHAT WE COVER:
• What exactly is Flock Safety?
• What is an ALPR (Automated License Plate Reader)?
• How big is the Flock network?
• What information can these cameras collect?
• Who can access the data?
• How can information be shared across agencies?
• Documented cases of Flock system misuse
• The Florida officer accused of searching his estranged wife's vehicle 717 times
• Police employees accused of improperly using Flock data
• Lawsuits challenging ALPR surveillance
• The Fourth Amendment and technology-generated location information
• The Supreme Court's recent Chatrie v. United States decision
• Have I Been Flocked? and publicly released Flock audit logs
• Flock's response and new privacy safeguards
• And the question I keep coming back to:
WHO IS WATCHING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING US?
I'm not telling you what conclusion you have to reach.
I'm asking you to look at the facts, look at the technology, look at the lawsuits, look at the audit records—and then decide for yourself.
Because public safety matters.
But so does privacy.
And once surveillance infrastructure is everywhere...
How easy is it to take it back?
🔎 RESEARCH & RESOURCES
Flock Safety — Official Website
Flock Safety (https://www.flocksafety.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
DeFlock — Public ALPR Camera Map
DeFlock.org (http://DeFlock.org)
Have I Been Flocked? — Flock Audit Logs
Have I Been Flocked? (https://haveibeenflocked.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)
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