"It's not in my district," Ocasio-Cortez told Fox Business reporter Hillary Vaughn when asked if she was OK with thousands of James Madison High School students being forced to stay home this week so migrants could camp out in their school's gym. "I think it's very clear here that what's most important is that we identify a facility that's appropriate for these folks," the New York Democrat, a member of the far-left "Squad of congressional lawmakers, eventually conceded. "I don't anticipate this being a long-term solution, it shouldn't be a long-term solution," Ocasio-Cortez added.
Nearly 2,000 migrants were brought to the Brooklyn school's gym Tuesday afternoon over concerns from local officials that tents erected for them at Floyd Bennett Field would collapse due to rain and winds from a strong storm. The migrants were reportedly bussed back to the tents by 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, but James Madison's 3,700 students were still forced to learn remotely that day. While Ocasio-Cortez is correct tha
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