Ocasio Cortez Calls For The ‘Decolonization’ Of Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans are born American citizens.

This is a TREMENDOUS privilege.

Puerto Ricans also have American federal aid and support, as well as American economic opportunities.

Seeing as the Left thinks EVERYONE should come live in America, they realize that Puerto Ricans probably benefit from their American status, right?

WRONG.

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wants the USA to “decolonize” Puerto Rico.

According to Fox News: 

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., expressed support for the  “decolonization process” of Puerto Rico following the announced resignation of its embattled governor, Ricardo Rosselló.

In an Instagram livestream on Thursday night, Ocasio-Cortez took questions from her followers. The first asked how she felt about what’s happening in Puerto Rico.

“First of all, I am so incredibly proud of everyone in Puerto Rico right now demanding accountability from their government,” Ocasio-Cortez began.  “They were so relentlessly creative in their protest that they were able to get the governor to finally resign as well as some of his cabinet members.”

Ok…

Ocasio-Cortez, who is of Puerto Rican descent, then suggested the island’s independence from the United States.

“I’m really proud of everyone that’s out there, but of course there’s a lot of work to be done,” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “This is just the beginning of a decolonization process, a process of self-determination where the people of Puerto Rico begin to start taking their own self-governance into their own hands.”

Oh. I mean… really? Does she REALLY want that? Because by “decolonizing” she realizes Puerto Rico would no longer receive any of the BENEFITS of being part of the USA, right?

She added, “So I’m really excited about the protest, I’m excited, I’m encouraged to hear about Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation, but it’s also just a first step. We have a long way to go.”

This legitimately makes ZERO sense to me.