Posted on 07/18/2018 5:26:29 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on protesters rallying under the “Abolish ICE” banner to occupy border crossings, airports and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices across the country.
Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during an interview on Monday with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, speaking alongside Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau.
Asked by Goodman about her decision to leave New York to join protests at the U.S.-Mexico border just days before the primary in which she defeated Democratic Representative Joseph Crowley in a stunning upset, Ocasio-Cortez said, "There is no convenient time" to "stand up against human rights violations."
"I may have had a primary three days after I went down there, but we're not going to win if we don't stand for everything," Ocasio-Cortez said. "We have to show people that we're willing to walk the walk and put our money where our mouth is," she said.
"Our nation is in a moral crisis," the politician told Goodman, referring to the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" family separation practice, which saw nearly 3,000 migrant children separated from their families at the border before the practice was rescinded last month.
"Every day that we allow the continued violation of those children's rights is the day that I believe the moral character of the United States is at stake," Ocasio-Cortez said.
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Ocasio-Cortez is the David Hogg of the democratic party!
Somebody soaped up the windows!
The only thing this loony bish should be occupying is a psych ward!
She’s the best campaigner for the Republicans in decades. Let’s encourage her to take even stronger stands on the issues.
I’m thinking even Billy Clinton would flinch at the sight of those teeth. “It’s been really nice meeting you, miss Occasional Cortez, but I really need to be getting home to Hillary”.
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