Ocasio-Cortez leads immigration rally outside White House
By Rachel Frazin - 02/12/19 11:36 AM EST
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday used a pro-immigration rally outside the White House to call for permanent residence for people in the U.S. with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) spoke in front of scores, if not hundreds, of supporters one day after President Trump held his own rally in El Paso, Texas, calling for funding for his long-sought southern border wall and support for his hardline immigration policies.
“We are here to make sure that all TPS recipients become permanent members of the United States of America,†Ocasio-Cortez said.
Pressley called TPS a “falsehood,†saying there is nothing temporary about it because its recipients have contributed to the country for decades. She said she also hopes to make the Trump administration “see the humanity†in TPS holders.
The TPS supporters marched in the rain from the White House to the Capitol in an effort to lobby members of Congress.
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