WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released the following statement after news broke today that the Biden Administration is expediting construction on parts of the border wall. "The Biden administration was not required to waive several environmental laws to expedite the building of the border wall. The President needs to take responsibility for this decision and reverse course. A wall does nothing to deter people who are fleeing poverty and violence from coming to the United States. You do not risk your life or your childrens' lives going through the Darién Gap or traversing hundreds of miles of desert if you have any other options. Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death. It is a cruel policy. Instead, the U.S. must take examining the root of migration more seriously, re-examine policy towards Latin America, and stop contributing to the destabilization that drives migration - as Senator Marco Rubio's Venezuela sanctions have done. We also have to finally invest in meaningful immigration reform."
AOC is a minor voice in the party. And there's nothing wrong with her expressing her views. More important, she's on board with Biden and House Democrats when it counts. Or didn't Chickie notice?
To say that she's the "leading voice of the progressive wing" is an over reach and that's why the right has villainized her cause they need a woman boogie person.She and the progressives may have a voice but the group can be corralled and ultimately compromise to get things done. Unlike the whack out freedom caucus. Sounds like you're comparing her to Matt Gaetz or a MTG. So it's a really, Who Cares??.....But of course a republican will care, they need a villain
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