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Pedro Quezada, Dominican Immigrant, Wins Lottery, Sparking Twitter Controversy Over His Nationality (GALLERY)

Dominican Immigrant Wins Lottery And Twitter Reacts Like This
A store employee, right, at Apple Deli Grocery helps a customer, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Passaic, N.J. The employee would only identify himself as the son of Pedro Quezada, the 44-year-old man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot after purchasing the winning ticket at Eagle Liquors store in Passaic. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A store employee, right, at Apple Deli Grocery helps a customer, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in Passaic, N.J. The employee would only identify himself as the son of Pedro Quezada, the 44-year-old man who won the $338 million Powerball jackpot after purchasing the winning ticket at Eagle Liquors store in Passaic. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pedro Quezada, the Dominican immigrant who seems to have become the happiest person in the world after recently winning the $338 million Powerball jackpot, is already sparking controversy in social media, most of all due to his nationality.

While many have turned to Twitter to celebrate his extraordinary luck and congratulate him, others were quick to criticize the fact that he was not born in the United States and express their disappointment.

Great an immigrant from the Dominican won the lottery. Now he should take himself and his whole illegal family back where they came from.

— Douglas Hobyan (@djhobyan) March 26, 2013

Quezada, 44, who has been described by neighbors as “hardworking” validated his winner ticket in New Jersey, The Associated Press reports. He says he is immensely happy and is planning to help his family with the money he receives.

Take a look below at what others are commenting on social media and give us your take in the coments below.

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