R&I NV — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has condemned Kamala Harris for telling undocumented migrants from Guatemala not to come to the US – calling her comments “disappointing”.
In her first foreign trip as vice-president, Harris visited the Central American country on Monday and told anyone considering going to the US-Mexico border: “Do not come.”
Progressive New York congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez criticized the remarks, saying it was “disappointing to see”. Human rights groups also spoke out, urging the Biden administration to recognize Guatemalan people’s right to seek protection.
“First, seeking asylum at any US border is a 100% legal method of arrival,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Second, the US spent decades contributing to regime change and destabilization in Latin America. We can’t help set someone’s house on fire and then blame them for fleeing.”
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