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AOC: US committed ‘Unspeakable horrors’ over citizenship

By Susan Ferrechio
Published June 12, 2019 6:59pm ET
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AOC: US committed ‘Unspeakable horrors’ over citizenship
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., makes an objection on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday warned a citizenship question on the 2020 Census could lead to abuse of those living here illegally.

“Unspeakable horrors have been executed in the United States in the name of citizenship,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an Oversight and Government Reform Committee meeting.

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