That similarity is true, being considered a refugee and applying for asylum is not a crime. Many of the refugees fleeing Central America have had family members murdered and kidnapped by gangs.Asking to be considered a refugee & applying for status isn’t a crime.
It wasn’t for Jewish families fleeing Germany.
It wasn’t for targeted families fleeing Rwanda.
It wasn’t for communities fleeing war-torn Syria.
And it isn’t for those fleeing violence in Central America.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 11/25/18
But there is another more harrowing similarity: America also turned away Jewish refugees who were fleeing persecution in Germany and elsewhere. This is a major exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
