In response to a typically tone-deaf statement from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), social media users slammed her for publicly advising illegal immigrants to commit tax fraud. One prominent critic, conservative influencer Paul A. Syzpula, said that her remarks were potentially criminal and advocated for the authorities to “arrest this menace.”
For context, AOC is part of the “Squad,” an informal group of extremist Democrats in the House who are marked out by their extremist rhetoric and over-the-top public statements. Since rising to prominence in 2018, she has routinely embarrassed herself by freaking out over the deportation of illegal immigrants.
Beginning on April 12, 2025, AOC spoke to a member of the press who asked her if illegal immigrants should file their taxes, given recent changes to immigration enforcement. She controversially replied, “Well, I mean, this is the damage of what this administration has done. It has always been a near safe understanding that undocumented people were safe in paying their taxes in the hope that we could one day have a breakthrough and regularized status for people who contributed to our country.”
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