She was born in the Bronx and lived there for several years prior to the move. That qualifies. And she did not go to an Ivy League school.
You are concerned because she is a star who you'll be dealing with for years to come -
May as well deal with it now.
PS: Daily Caller is fake news
Ocasio-Cortez stepped in to set the record straight. She didn't go to Brown or any other Ivy League school -- she went to Boston University in Massachusetts, where she earned degrees in economics and international relations. Ocasio-Cortez suggested Cardillo "try Google."
Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx to two working-class parents, the biography on her website states. According to
The New York Times, the family moved to Yorktown Heights several years later because it had better public schools. On Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez wrote that her mother "scrubbed toilets" so her family could afford to live in the area.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has a message for critics on Twitter - CNNPolitics