On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to have little interest in discussing the controversial closing of a Brooklyn high school to temporarily house immigrants because the incident did not occur in her constituent area.
“It’s not in my district,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox Business reporter Hillary Vaughn when asked if she agreed with thousands of James Madison High School students being forced to stay home this week to that immigrants could camp in their school gym.
“I think it’s very clear here that the most important thing is that we identify a facility that is appropriate for these people,” the New York Democrat, a member of the far-left “Congressional Lawmakers Squad,” finally admitted.
“I don’t anticipate this being a long-term solution; it shouldn’t be a long-term solution,” Ocasio-Cortez added.
Nearly 2,000 immigrants were brought to the Brooklyn school gymnasium Tuesday afternoon over concerns from local officials that tents erected for them at Floyd Bennett Field would collapse due to rain and winds from a strong storm. .
“It’s not in my district,” Ocasio-Cortez told a reporter when asked about the Brooklyn school used as an emergency shelter for immigrants. ZUMAPRESS.com
The migrants were reportedly bussed back to the tents at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, but James Madison’s 3,700 students were still forced to learn remotely that day.
While Ocasio-Cortez is correct that neither Floyd Bennet Field nor James Madison High School are within New York’s 14th Congressional District, which she has represented since 2019, social media users noted that progressive politics often amplify topics much further geographically removed from his Bronx. -Territory of queens.
“Other things not in the AOC district: – Palestine – Israel – Ukraine,” noted one X user.
High school students were forced to learn remotely Wednesday due to the situation. Bruce Cotler/ZUMA / SplashNews.com The gymnasium at Brooklyn’s James Madison High School was used as a shelter for immigrants from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. X/@NYCMayor
“Didn’t she pose on our Texas border during the Trump presidency? “How times have changed,” reads another tweet from an incredulous X user.
“Kennedy Saves the World” podcast host Kennedy argued that the immigration crisis stems from immigration policies promoted by people like Ocasio-Cortez and that she should “take responsibility” for the resulting problems.
“Wow, what a lack of response!” he said in response to Ocasio-Cortez’s comments during an interview with Fox Business.
“Yeah, guys, it’s not my district, so I really don’t have to worry about anything,” Kennedy added.
“They are their policies and that is the problem, is that people like AOC are not appropriating their philosophy, which is bankrupting cities all over the country and the people of New York and Chicago, the people actually He never had to think about the immigration crisis, because for them it was theoretical. Well, now it’s real.”
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