Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) responded to President Donald Trump’s Oval Office address Tuesday evening, claiming illegal immigrants “act more American” than proponents of strong border security.
In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Ocasio-Cortez accused President Trump of holding the paychecks of furloughed government workers “hostage” to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, a proposal the self-avowed Democrat- socialist described as a “campaign fantasy.”
“In the actual address, there was falsehood after falsehood and we have to make sure that we get our facts straight. Everyday immigrants commit crimes at a far lower rate than native-born Americans,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And not only that but the women and children on that border that are trying to seek refuge and seek opportunity in the United States of America with nothing but the shirt on their backs are acting more American than any person who seeks to keep them out ever will be.”
#1: paraclete To: A K A Stone (#0)
well, of course, they are american, they come from the americas, that vast area that reaches from Artic to Antartic. The United States doesn't have a patient on being american, however any nation and every nation has a right to border security and border integrity, which is a different issue to immigration.
It is obvious race has gotten in the way of this debate.
paraclete posted on 2019-01-09 23:05:53 Reply Private Reply
#2: GrandIsland To: paraclete (#1)
Actually, we do, European scum. Americans decide who can become “American”.
GrandIsland posted on 2019-01-10 06:21:27 Reply Private Reply