Fury as AOC and Mamdani urge illegal migrants to sign up for free childcare
By Phillip Nieto
Daily Mail
Feb 24, 2026
The advertisement triggered the wrath of conservative influencers on X who accused the progressive pair of prioritizing migrants over American citizens
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani have sparked backlash after urging undocumented migrants to sign up for free childcare in a Spanish advertisement.
The New York mayor was joined by his socialist congressional ally in a video warning migrant parents that this is the last week to sign their kids up for free childcare in NYC
'My Spanish is not very good,' Mamdani says before introducing AOC. 'But the fight for universal childcare? That is very good. So I brought a friend to help me share why signing up for free 3-K and Pre-K this week matters.'
Ocasio-Cortez then steps into the frame, continuing in Spanish as she outlines the February 27 deadline for parents to enroll their children.
'Any New York City parent, regardless of your occupation, income or immigration status is eligible to sign their child up.'
'We've made the application process easy, no matter who you are,' Cortez adds before explaining the online process for registering children, noting it is open to more than 200 languages.
'Because no family should be shut out from our programs just because of the language they speak...we can make our city more affordable for everybody.'
The video with AOC high-fiving Mamdani and shouting, 'Muy bien!'
The New York mayor was joined by his socialist ally AOC in a video urging migrant parents to sign up their kids for free childcare
Mamdani's Spanish advertisement for undocumented families comes amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in major US cities
The advertisement triggered the wrath of conservative influencers on X who accused the progressive pair of prioritizing migrants over American citizens.
'Hey AOC imagine you put this much effort into ideas to help working Americans earn more money,' one X user wrote in response to the video.
Another right-wing influencer reacted by telling his followers, 'Nothing is “FREE."'
Other critics mocked AOC, claiming her Spanish was not “much better” than Mamdani’s.
Not all the reaction migrant childcare video was negative. One uses named Rachel Bedard wrote, 'UGH my heart is FULL because it’s so CUTE when the government loves the people and works for the people!'
Mamdani's Spanish advertisement for undocumented families comes amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in major US cities.
New York City is one of the largest urban centers in the country refusing to cooperate with the administration on the mass detentions of migrants.
He successfully ran for New York mayor last year on a platform focused on making healthcare and the cost of living more affordable for working families, regardless of immigration status.
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