She’s right:
Today marks 1 year since Hurricane MarÃÂa.A year later, Puerto Rico is still in shambles.Some things to advocate today:1. PR is still a colony of the United States. The island deserves real self-determination. We must say that to fix it./1 https://t.co/6l89Ll2aGAâ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) September 20, 2018
Today marks 1 year since Hurricane MarÃÂa.A year later, Puerto Rico is still in shambles.Some things to advocate today:1. PR is still a colony of the United States. The island deserves real self-determination. We must say that to fix it./1 https://t.co/6l89Ll2aGA
2. Climate change is an economic, environmental, and social justice issue.From Hurricanes Katrina to MarÃÂa, communities that are already hard-pressed from historic inequities are often the most neglected in natural disasters.â Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) September 20, 2018
2. Climate change is an economic, environmental, and social justice issue.From Hurricanes Katrina to MarÃÂa, communities that are already hard-pressed from historic inequities are often the most neglected in natural disasters.
3. To respond to devastating natural disasters, we should INVEST in rebuilding impacted communities with sustainable infrastructure (energy & otherwise).Rebuilding should be treated as a moment to update & modernize.Rebuilding things exactly as they were sets up for a repeat.â Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) September 20, 2018
3. To respond to devastating natural disasters, we should INVEST in rebuilding impacted communities with sustainable infrastructure (energy & otherwise).Rebuilding should be treated as a moment to update & modernize.Rebuilding things exactly as they were sets up for a repeat.
Puerto Rico deserves to be a state with full voting rights or its own nation.
The current situation is untenable.