THIS might be AOC's DUMBEST take yet ...



Our southern border has been open to the extent that the Texas National Guard is trying to close and lock gates — while Biden’s Border Patrol has kept opening them back up.

“I would say that that’s in complete contrary to what their freaking job is actually supposed to be, which is border protection,” Sara Gonzales says.

However, the Department of Homeland Security has since done a one-eighty and completely changed its tune. This week, the DHS released a memo explaining there is an immediate need for a border wall.

Biden disagrees and has voiced his frustration at Congress for shutting down his proposal to redirect money appropriated for the border wall.

AOC has also weighed in, releasing a statement that calls for the president to take responsibility for this decision to build a border wall 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 children’s lives going through the Darien Gap or traversing hundreds of miles of desert if you have any other options,” AOC wrote in her statement.

“Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death. It is a cruel policy,” she continued.

“I don’t mean to sound cold-hearted, but I feel like I’m a realist here,” Gonzales responds.

“This is our country. Borders are supposed to be sovereign for a reason.”

Eric July sees the current situation as a bit of a “white pill.”

He notes that in places like Chicago, the black community is coming together in support of a border wall after migrants continue to be shipped into their city.

“I think in the future, like I mean the very near future, that may be one of those issues that breaks that party,” he says.


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Ocasio-Cortez demands Biden reverse 'cruel' decision to build border wall: 'A wall does nothing to deter people'



Socialist Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York lambasted President Joe Biden for his "cruel" decision to build a border wall to ease the migrant crisis.

Ocasio-Cortez issued the statement Thursday after the Biden administration announced the reversal on building up a border wall. The order will allow the government to sidestep environmental regulations in order to resume a plan initiated during the Trump administration.

"The Biden administration was not required to expand construction of the border wall - and they certainly were not required to waive several environmental laws to expedite the building," wrote Ocasio-Cortez.

"The President needs to take responsibility for this decision and reverse course," she added.

"A wall does nothing to deter people who are fleeing poverty and violence from coming to the United States." Ocasio-Cortez continued. "You do not risk your life or your childrens' (sic) 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."

She went on to accuse the U.S. of destabilizing the situation in South America.

Also on Thursday Biden offered a bizarre excuse for the decision that contradicted what his own Homeland Security secretary said about the subject.

"The border wall — the money was appropriated for the border wall. I tried to get to them to reappropriate it, to redirect that money. They didn't. They wouldn't," Biden said to reporters. "And in the meantime, there's nothing under the law other than they have to use the money for what it was appropriated. I can't stop that."

The Biden administration has been lambasted for an immigration crisis that continues to worsen under its policies. Biden had promised to end the construction on the border wall during his 2020 presidential campaign.

Here's more about Biden's border wall building reversal:

Biden admin seeks border wall construction www.youtube.com

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