'The far-right loves to drum up fear & resistance to immigrants. But have you ever noticed they never talk about what‘s causing people to flee their homes in the first place?' said New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter on Tuesday to highlight one of the main driving factors behind global migration that, more often than not, goes ignored by those seeking to quell it: Climate change.
"From wildfires in Alberta to hurricanes in Puerto Rico, climate change is one of the reasons many of us are forced to leave our homes in search of a safer place to live," the video states. "More and more people in the climate movement are connecting the dots. To win climate justice, we need to oppose racism. We know the world's wealthiest countries have burned most of the carbon that is driving climate change today. Asserting the rights of migrants affected by these storms, floods and fires is a way of paying back our climate debts and refusing to be divided."
The United Nations has identified Central America as one of the world's regions left most vulnerable to extreme weather connected to climate change. The region suffered drought from 2014 to mid-2016, leaving millions in need of food aid. While the Trump administration has been slow to address the relationship between climate change and global migration, particularly with regards to the role extreme weather events have played in driving migration from Central America, it is an issue that the government's new Department of Homeland Security chief has touched on.
"These areas are facing significant challenges with food insecurity," he said, noting that the U.N. World Food Programme and the International Organization for Migration "have all written very astute studies about drought, about the coffee price decline and how that's affecting the ability of families to provide for themselves."
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