One Georgia Democrat is fed up with some members of her own party, accusing them of prioritizing illegal immigrants over Black children as kids struggle to stay afloat academically and economically.
State Rep. Mesha Mainor, D., is a staunch supporter of school choice, and she torched Georgia Democrats on “Fox & Friends” Monday for aiding migrant families while poor residents struggle with necessities.
“I was speaking to someone that works with migrants the other day, and when I was talking about my constituents, she said, ‘well, what about this program?’ And then she had to… step back a second,” Mainor told Ainsley Earhardt Monday.
“And she said, ‘Oh, but those are just for migrants.’ And so there are so many services that… from a humanitarian aspect, sure. Give them those humanitarian aspects. But if you walk down the street in Atlanta, Georgia, right now, you are going to see kids on the corner selling water because they are trying to make money for their households.”
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“They don’t have lights on… to do homework, and this is just a much broader issue than people are realizing,” she continued.
Mainor garnered attention on the issue after she posted a video on Twitter over the weekend accusing her colleagues of trying to oust her over her stance on school choice.
“It’s ironic. I’ll say every election year, I hear ‘Black Lives Matter.’ But do they? I see every other minority being prioritized except Black children living in poverty that can’t read,” Mainor said in the video.
“We’ll send $1,000,000 to the border for immigrant services, but Black communities, not even a shout-out. I’m sorry, I don’t agree with this,” she added. “I’m not backing down and I’m actually just getting started.”
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She even accused some fellow lawmakers of offering $1,000 checks “to anyone that will run against”…
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