[ [link removed] ]Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress




If you don’t follow me on Instagram, you may have missed my recent story
about what happened in Martha’s Vineyard.

Governor of Florida, Ron Desantis, recently paid to fly 48 Venezuelan
migrants from San Antonio, TX to Martha’s Vineyard, MA. Lured under false
promises of work opportunities in Boston, these migrants were tricked in
an act of political theater.^1

This is what I had to say about that on IG:

My community, NY-14’s Congressional District, is nearly 50% immigrant. We
speak over 100 languages, we have two public hospitals, treat everyone
regardless of ability to pay, and we have enough left over to help Florida
because New York is a net tax exporter to the rest of the country, and
Florida is a net tax taker.

So while Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott want to act like they’re all
economically savvy…DeSantis can’t even produce an economy that actually
contributes to the United States overall. And we’re happy to help. But a
big reason we’re able to? Why? Because of immigrants. Documented,
undocumented, everything.

So just because your great-great-grandpa was able to come into the United
States on a post-it note doesn’t mean he’s any better than the people who
are arriving at Martha’s Vineyard today. Doesn’t mean that he’s any
better; or that your family, or that anybody’s ancestors are any more
documented or legitimate than the people coming in from Honduras,
Bangladesh, or anywhere else.

This is who we’ve always been. And just because the melanin has changed
doesn’t mean the people or the institutions are any different. They are a
blessing to us. They bring abundance. And maybe if we learn that, Florida
would actually be able to contribute to the United States in terms of
their taxes and take a lesson from New York.

Talk soon,

Alexandria

P.S. If you want to catch my full Instagram story on this, [ [link removed] ]you can
watch here.

 

1 - [ [link removed] ]New York Times


 

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