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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her criticism of transporting migrants from the US-Mexico border to various areas of the country.
In a tweet, the New York Democrat called the recent actions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “appalling” and likened them to “trafficking.”
Without naming the two governors, Ocasio-Cortez also said Republicans were guilty of “crimes against humanity.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
“It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that the autumn before an election is the time routinely scheduled to commit crimes against humanity against refugees,” he tweeted.
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Ocasio-Cortez added: “Don’t normalize this. Lying and trafficking people for TV and clicks is not politics as usual. It’s abuse.”
In a couple of other posts, the Bronx native suggested that people should refrain from calling migrants “illegal” since “most American families” immigrated to the country in sometime
“By today’s standards, most American families would have been considered undocumented or treated at some point in their family history,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “For the most part, people didn’t need lawyers and years of prosecution to come to the US until immigration became a racialized issue.”
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The tweets come as Abbott orchestrated the transport of two buses full of migrants to the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. DeSantis also sent planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard.
Abbott previously transported migrants to New York and other areas.
The convoys suggest the governor is “struggling” to run his own state and may need to consider other jobs, he said.
“I remember how people stepped up to help Texans when you left them cold and hungry during the freeze. We’re going to welcome those families, too. They have a lot to offer,” Ocasio-Cortez said, referring to the power crisis in February 2021 caused by three severe winter storms.
“You seem to be struggling with your job, though. Perhaps you should consider whether this is the right job for you,” he concluded.
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Abbott defended his decision to send the migrants as senior officials in the Biden administration, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, have repeatedly denied a border crisis.