AOC Loses It On Busing Migrants, Calls It ‘Crimes Against Humanity’: ‘Lying & Trafficking People for TV and Clicks’
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Republican governors are committing “crimes against humanity” by busing migrants to other states, according to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY).
The New York congresswoman sent out a series of tweets blasting Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) and comparing the busing strategy to “human trafficking.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has also made waves for busing migrants, most recently to Martha’s Vineyard.
“It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that fall before an election is their regularly scheduled time to commit crimes against humanity on refugees,” Ocasio Cortez tweeted on Friday.
She accused Abbott and DeSantis of “lying and trafficking” people for “TV and clicks.”
It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that fall before an election is their regularly scheduled time to commit crimes against humanity on refugees.
Don’t normalize this. Lying to & trafficking people for TV and clicks isn’t politics as usual. It’s abuse.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 16, 2022
In another tweet, the Democrat said most U.S. families in the past would have been “trafficked” based on today’s standards.
“By today’s standards, most US families would have be deemed undocumented or trafficked at some point in their family history,” she wrote. “For the most part, people didn’t need lawyers and years of processing to come to this US until immigration became a racialized issue. Remember that.”
By today’s standards, most US families would have be deemed undocumented or trafficked at some point in their family history.
For the most part, people didn’t need lawyers and years of processing to come to this US until immigration became a racialized issue. Remember that
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 16, 2022
Despite the objections to the busing, Ocasio Cortez wrote in earlier tweets that she welcomes migrants being sent to her district, calling them a “blessing.” She also suggested Abbott consider retirement, accusing him of “struggling” to do his job as governor.
“What a lot of Republican politicians fail to understand is that not everyone shares their zero-sum, scarcity mindset,” she wrote. “Many of us understand that immigrants and refugees are a blessing.”
What a lot of Republican politicians fail to understand is that not everyone shares their zero-sum, scarcity mindset.
Many of us understand that immigrants and refugees are a blessing. They have so much to offer our country, & much of our growth as a nation is because of them.🫂 https://t.co/AEVdPQCMAi
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 16, 2022
I remember how folks stepped up to help Texans when you left them cold and hungry during the freeze.
We will welcome these families too. They have so much to offer.
You do seem to be struggling at your job, though. Maybe you should consider if this is the right work for you. https://t.co/DEwHdWwzi6
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 16, 2022
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