Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said "There is no need for us to arrest innocent people and treat them no differently than criminals." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 11, 2019

There is no need for us to arrest innocent people and treat them no differently than criminals.

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She criticizes the treatment of asylum seekers as criminals.

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