New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says anyone calling the border crisis a “surge” is promoting “White supremacist idea-philosophy.”
Fox News reports:
“And that’s a problem because this is not a surge, these are children and they are not insurgents and we are not being invaded, which by the way is a White supremacist idea-philosophy, the idea that if another is coming in the population that this is an invasion of who we are,” the congresswoman continued.
AOC on Instagram Live talking about the border:
“Anyone who is using the term ‘surge’ around you consciously is trying to invoke a militaristic frame… This is not a surge. These are children and they are not insurgents.”
https://t.co/vUjraUSNHr— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 31, 2021
Ocasio-Cortez is mostly silent over the border crisis under the Biden administration but made a few critical comments about the reopening of the migrant facilities.
Ocasio-Cortez also said the Department of Homeland Security “shouldn’t exist,” and the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement “gotta go.”
Our immigration system is built on a carceral framework. It’s no accident that challenging how we approach both these issues are considered “controversial” stances.
They require reimagining our relationship to each other and challenging common assumptions we take for granted.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 23, 2021
It’s only 2 mos into this admin & our fraught, unjust immigration system will not transform in that time.
That’s why bold reimagination is so impt.
DHS shouldn’t exist, agencies should be reorganized, ICE gotta go, ban for-profit detention, create climate refugee status & more.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 23, 2021
However, Ocasio-Cortez was a constant critic of former President Trump and was highly critical of his handling of the southern border.
New York Post reports:
Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has repeatedly been accused of ducking the dangerously overcrowded migrant detention centers despite saying they were akin to “concentration camps” under the previous administration.
Ocasio-Cortez’s double standard over the border crisis is apparent.
In July 2019, Ocasio-Cortez cried listening to the story of a child who allegedly died while held by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement.
Critics of Ocasio-Cortez commented on social media.
You’re awfully quiet these days, @AOC https://t.co/gQZGp5UvoU
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 30, 2021
Yes, there are kids here, often by themselves. It’s emotionally taxing to see that night after night because God only knows what they’ve been through. Funny how AOC raced down to TX for the winter storm but she can’t be bothered to come down now to see what’s happening.
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 31, 2021
Ocasio-Cortez invoking racism to slam anyone calling out the southern border crisis is a way to change the narrative to deflect from reality.
The hypocrisy over Ocasio-Cortez dealing with the current border crisis is stunning but, unfortunately, not too surprising given Ocasio-Cortez’s record.
