Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @RepJudyChu: "If you want water, just drink from a toilet." That's what border patrol told one thirsty woman we met on today's #DemsAtTh… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Now I’m on my way to Clint, where the Trump admin was denying children toothpaste and soap. This has been horrifying so far. It is hard to understate the enormity of the problem. We’re talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

After I forced myself into a cell w/ women&began speaking to them, one of them described their treatment at the hands of officers as “psychological warfare” - waking them at odd hours for no reason, calling them wh*res, etc. Tell me what about that is due to a “lack of funding?” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Now I’ve seen the inside of these facilities. It’s not just the kids. It’s everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members Congress. I brought it up to their superiors. They said “officers are under stress & act out sometimes.” No accountability. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards me. Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of the toilets. This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

There are 20,000 TOTAL Customs & Border Patrol agents in the US. 9,500 - almost HALF that number - are in a racist & sexually violent secret CBP Facebook group. They’re threatening violence on members of Congress. How do you think they’re treating caged children+families? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

9,500 CBP officers sharing memes about dead migrants and discussing violence and sexual misconduct towards members of Congress. How on earth can CBP’s culture be trusted to care for refugees humanely? PS I have no plans to change my itinerary & will visit the CBP station today. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

This just broke: a secret Facebook group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed making a GoFundMe for officers to harm myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit to CBP facilities & mocked migrant deaths. This isn’t about “a few bad eggs.” This is a violent culture. https://t.co/SkFwThHElx — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

We just landed in El Paso last night with several other members of Congress to tour migrant camp facilities. Meanwhile in McAllen, this is the scene (via @Reuters) ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @Public_Citizen: In the Trump administration, conflicts of interest are basically a job requirement: A conflicted shipping heiress runs… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

You can chip in to their legal fund here: https://t.co/NIk4WWY9sC — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Direct actions of profound solidarity, just like these, hold enormous power to change our country. Thank you @NeverAgainActn, for your courage, compassion, and selflessness in pursuit of justice. https://t.co/Bl0B6ZFcAZ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Also deserving of our attention and support: 36 young Jewish activists were arrested today for nonviolent direct action against migrant conditions in Elizabeth, NJ. You can learn more about their advocacy and support their bail fund here ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

For our fundraising deadline in an HOUR, I’d like to share some fundraising w/ ⁦@KatieHill4CA⁩, a swing-seater who stood up for immigrant dignity this week. Split 💰here to show that immigrant dignity shouldn’t be a partisan issue,but a human issue: https://t.co/GEwbyYBtqa — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

(And that’s if they even take out their own trash, which I doubt) — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

RT @AOC: In other words, Republicans who criticize my being a waitress as evidence of lacking skill can take their classism to the trash.… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

In other words, Republicans who criticize my being a waitress as evidence of lacking skill can take their classism to the trash. You are insulting the capacities and potential of virtually every working person in America (&the 🌎) for having experience that’s earned, not bought. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Some of the most nuanced, intelligent, & grounded people I‘ve ever met weren’t at BU, MIT or Harvard events when I was a student. They were the plumbers & waitresses I hung out with at happy hour, who had ferocious intellectual curiosity *and* a lived context of the real world. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Working people that GOP dismiss as “just a waitress/cook/etc” contain multitudes, & are just as capable & intelligent as anyone. Classism - judging someone’s character by their income - is disappointing to see from them. What is so appalling to GOP about having an honest job? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

As always, I‘m proud of my work in restaurants. I also worked for Sen. Ted Kennedy, piloted literacy projects in the South Bronx, studied Development Economics in W Africa, served as an Educational Director & won international science competitions before I ran for office, too. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Here’s how: https://t.co/IFC8ddl79t — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Actually, that would make government better - not worse. Imagine if more people in power spent years of their lives actually working for a living. We’d probably have healthcare and living wages by now. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Since when are Obama-Trump voters “ordinary voters?” They are a tiny % of the electorate. (In fact, most voters didn’t even vote for Trump.) So on top of your troubling claims abt taxes, it’s justified to see the word “ordinary” here is a euphemism. The question is: for what? — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

On climate, it’s easy to follow – and there are detriments to following. You are too late. You do not control your destiny. But it is enormously easy because you don’t have to determine the future. It seems as if, really, it’s a decision on whether we’re going to lead or not. /2 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Leadership is difficult. Leadership is a responsibility. Leadership is about doing things before anybody else does them. Leadership is about taking risks. Leadership is about taking decisions when you don’t know 100% what the outcome is going to be. (/1) https://t.co/ke1pzaO8pf — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Where on the 6 was this? Please tell me this was Manhattan, I’m not trying to get phone calls about this 😂 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification. It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on. The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

But of course, just because a statute is abolished doesn’t mean the unfairness is gone. Remaining are life & death implications of other statutes & *how* laws are enforced. That’s a key part of policy in a wide range of issues from schooling to marijuana + yes, immigration too. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

Dred Scott was the landmark Supreme Court case that found the US Constitution didn’t give citizenship to black people. The 1st US immigration law was the Chinese Exclusion Act. It was a race-based policy that was upheld until 1942. The “National Origins Formula” lasted til ‘65. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC

The history of Citizenship in the US is deeply woven with the history of racism. It has been used as the legal enforcer of racism for most of US history. Citizenship affords power, & that’s why citizenship of African Americans was long denied too - to both slaves & descendants. — PolitiTweet.org