AOC Rants About 'Defending The American Dream' By Making It Easier For People To Come To The U.S.

Ocasio-Cortez: “Virtually every single member of this committee is here today, as a result of and thanks to more open U.S. immigration policies. And the idea of slamming the door when we desperately need these migrants, when we desperately need it, and what we need is an orderly process. We want -- it's not that we don't need or want folks to come, it's that we actually have to make it easier for these individuals to participate in our economy, get a job, support themselves, and live the American dream. And what this -- what this conversation is about, is about defending the American dream. We cannot allow that to change. And that's why Democrats in Congress are using immigration policy and advocating for immigration policy that can -- that can be documented, that people can get a job, put a shirt on their back, support their kids without being a public charge and defend the very soul of what it means to be an American.”