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'''Alexandria "AOC" Ocasio-Cortez''' (born 13 October 1989) is an American politician and activist. She has served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. Ocasio-Cortez is of [[Puerto Rican]] descent.

She advocates a [[progressive]] platform that includes support for Medicare for All, tuition-free public college, a Green New Deal, legalization of marijuana and abolishing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).<ref>[https://www.salon.com/2021/12/03/aoc-co-sponsors-bipartisan-bill-for-immediate-relief-on-pot-convictions_partner/ AOC co-sponsors bipartisan bill for "immediate relief" on pot convictions]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9294921/AOC-demands-ICE-Department-Homeland-Security-abolished-let-climate-refugees.html AOC demands ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are abolished and the U.S.]</ref>

==External links== 
*[https://nationalfile.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-identifies-as-black-we-are-afro-latina/ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Identifies As Black: 'We Are Afro-Latina']

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