Your Turn, Your Voices: AOC Wants Hearing On Banks Funding Immigrant Prisons – Do You?

• On Tuesday, we asked if you supported Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) plan to hold hearings on banks funding private immigration detention centers. Here’s how your responses broke down:

Here are some of your responses:

"We incarcerate more people than any other country on Earth. And privately owned prisons spend millions buying politicians. This is un-American!" -Rebekah

"When did America put AOC in charge? She’s not the boss of anyone. She’s not entitled. I would like to see what her Green New Deal entails because I think it would change the entire American and Global Economy. I want something to happen with Climate Change prevention but I don’t know if the Green New Deal is the right way to do it." -Darby

“My question is if private organizations shouldn’t fund these places, who should? If I remember most of the prisons in the USA have been privatized.” -Nancy

“The life and liberty of human beings should not be privatized without accountability. We should be acting as a people who does not merely turn the other cheek...” -Jordan

“Quick summary of what the hearing would uncover regarding why the banks are funding this: "to make money", right or wrong that is the simple answer...” -elatoure

“Build the wall and then no one will make money and the government will not be spending money on detention center!” -John

“Yes I want hearings on this subject. Banks are the funding sources for this activity and we need congress to look at who is borrowing the money and who is doing the financing and who are the contractors. It’s the same story — if you wanna know what’s really happening follow the money.” –J. scott

 What do you think?

Do you want a hearing on banks funding private immigration detention centers? Hit take action and tell your reps, then share your thoughts below.

—Josh Herman