{"id":2317347,"date":"2024-08-01T08:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-czar-kamala-harris-flip-flops-on-immigration-to-build-case-against-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-01T08:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T12:14:18","slug":"border-czar-kamala-harris-flip-flops-on-immigration-to-build-case-against-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-czar-kamala-harris-flip-flops-on-immigration-to-build-case-against-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Border czar\u2019 Kamala Harris flip-flops on immigration to build case against Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fborder-czar-kamala-harris-flip-flops-on-immigration-to-build-case-against-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2317347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, \u200dbut it appears your message got cut off. \u200cFrom what \u200dyou provided, it looks like you shared an \u200carticle regarding Kamala Harris&#8217;s\u2063 views and actions related \u2064to immigration policy, particularly during \u200cher campaign. If \u200byou \u200bhave \u2062any \u2062specific questions or need a summary or analysis of\u2064 this information, feel free to ask! It seems like you didn&#8217;t\u2064 receive the complete context regarding Kamala Harris&#8217;s views and actions on immigration\u200c policy.\u200b If you \u200ccan provide the specific\u2064 details or context you want\u200d to discuss, whether it&#8217;s a summary, analysis, or specific questions, I would be happy\u200c to help! Just let\u200c me know what\u200d you need.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Border czar&rsquo; Kamala Harris flip-flops on immigration to build case against Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716255\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s ascension to the top of the ticket has energized the Democratic base and refocused Republican attack lines. With less than 100 days to go until the election, defining Kamala Harris will take place at lightning speed. This <\/em>Washington Examiner<em> series will take a closer look at various aspects of her campaign and persona.&nbsp;<strong>Part four is on Kamala the &ldquo;border czar.&rdquo;<\/strong><\/em>  Read&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3101136\/kamala-harris-police-image-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parts one<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3102482\/harris-abortion-advocate-her-top-campaign-plank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> two<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3103747\/kamala-harris-liberal-record-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Three\">three<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Border czar&rdquo; or not, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris&rsquo;s<\/a> ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket has brought with it intense scrutiny on her role in the country&rsquo;s illegal immigration crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been quick to remind the public of the term and have been at pains to tie the vice president directly to the issues that have unfolded at the border in the past 3 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have pushed back on the use of the term and instead pointed to her focus on illegal immigrants already in the country, which may hint at the direction a Harris administration may go in should she beat former President Donald Trump in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her focus has been on immigration in the interior. She&rsquo;s done a lot more about trying to create access to services for immigrants in the U.S. She&rsquo;s talked a lot about healthcare as well for immigrants and integration efforts,&rdquo; Migration Policy Institute senior policy analyst Ariel&nbsp;G.&nbsp;Ruiz&nbsp;Soto told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3101136\/kamala-harris-police-image-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PART ONE: KAMALA THE COP<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3102482\/harris-abortion-advocate-her-top-campaign-plank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PART THREE: KAMALA THE LIBERAL\"><strong>PART TWO: KAMALA THE ABORTION ADVOCATE<\/strong><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3103747\/kamala-harris-liberal-record-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"PART THREE: KAMALA THE LIBERAL\"><strong>PART THREE: KAMALA THE LIBERAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris is moving quickly to blot out Republican presidential nominee Trump as the &ldquo;border&rdquo; candidate in the race.<\/p>\n<p>Her campaign released its first campaign ad Tuesday that dogged Trump over border security.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW AD: On the border, the choice is simple.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris is fighting to fix our broken immigration system. Donald Trump is trying to stop her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t200w8iAYv\">pic.twitter.com\/t200w8iAYv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHQ\/status\/1818414386362409091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a campaign rally in Atlanta on Tuesday evening, Harris again slammed Trump for how she said he had influenced congressional Republicans since he left office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He tanked &mdash; tanked &mdash; the bipartisan deal because he thought it would help him win an election,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;Donald Trump does not care about border security. He only cares about himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Border czar or not?<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden&rsquo;s decision in mid-July not to run for a second term immediately put all eyes on Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans jumped out of the gate last week and have continued this week with fresh criticism of her role as White House &ldquo;border czar.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden has now endorsed and fully supports his &lsquo;Borders Czar&rsquo; Kamala Harris to be the Democrat candidate for president,&rdquo; Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) said in a post to X. &ldquo;I think I will need to triple the border wall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-ken-paxton-sues-dhs-for-cutting-razor-wire-fence-to-let-in-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Texas AG Ken Paxton sues DHS over illegal immigrant entry via cut razor wire fence.\">razor wire barriers<\/a> and National Guard on the border.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden has now endorsed and fully supports his &ldquo;Borders Czar&rdquo; Kamala Harris to be the Democrat candidate for president.<\/p>\n<p>I think I will need to triple the border wall, razor wire barriers and National Guard on the border. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1FYhuOP3vX\">https:\/\/t.co\/1FYhuOP3vX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1815090265549615497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the U.S. House, Republicans and six Democrats voted in support of a resolution condemning Harris&rsquo;s role as &ldquo;border czar,&rdquo; a move that infuriated some Democrats who noted that she was not technically ever given that title or responsibility. <\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Trump<\/a>&nbsp;campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3104188\/trumps-ad-kamala-harris-liberal-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debuted\">debuted<\/a> its first ad campaign that targeted Harris specifically for her work on the border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3100147\/on-kamala-harris-role-media-cross-border-outright-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"and the media\">and the media<\/a> have been at pains to push back on the &ldquo;border czar&rdquo; messaging, insisting she was never appointed to such a role.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris was NEVER appointed Border Czar&rsquo;. There has never been such a position. It doesn&rsquo;t exist,&rdquo; the Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus said in a statement Monday. &ldquo;Vice President Harris was NOT asked to lead on the Administration&rsquo;s immigration or border enforcement policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden tapped Harris early on to address the root causes of citizens of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico fleeing to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Ruiz Soto said the decrease in illegal immigration from some of those countries was not necessarily due to Harris&rsquo;s work and that immigrants from all around the globe had surged to the southern border to more than make up for any decline. <\/p>\n<p>Harris has also raised more than $5 billion in private investments to the region, according to the White House, but that will not have an overnight impact on improving the economy or availability of jobs, which have prompted many immigrants in the region to flee for economic reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The ambiguity surrounding her role could in part be explained by her failure to prioritize the border compared to immigration within the country&rsquo;s borders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris&rsquo;s border duties have never been clearly defined. Since March 2021, however, she&rsquo;s done everything possible to distance herself from the administration&rsquo;s migrant disaster at the Southwest border, especially now that she is the presumptive nominee. And, honestly, who can blame her?&rdquo; Andrew Arthur, a former federal immigration judge who is now resident fellow in law and policy at Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, wrote in a July 25 blog <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Arthur\/VP-Kamala-Harris-and-Root-Causes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advancing immigrants rights and freedoms<\/h2>\n<p>Harris championed illegal immigrants who were essential workers during the pandemic and has continued to do so throughout her time as vice president, according to Ruiz Soto.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s done a lot to work with states to try to figure out how to get them to integrate immigrants better, not just states like California where she certainly has a lot of history, but also states in the interior,&rdquo; Ruiz Soto said. &ldquo;Harris was very much involved in trying to make sure that immigrants would have access to services &hellip; [and] all the different programs for subsidies that were being given, she certainly pushed and applied a lot of the separate efforts in California and New York, and I believe in others play other places where immigrants, even if they didn&rsquo;t have status and would have at least some assistance or some fallback they could take.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Harris has focused on the role that immigrants can play in their communities, including the crucial role immigrant workers play in the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was really big earlier on this year when there was a lot of talk about inflation in the U.S. and if immigrants took jobs or not from the native populations,&rdquo; Ruiz Soto said. &ldquo;She and others in the administration, I believe, had a small tour of the U.S., where they actually talked about the significance of immigrants, jobs to the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decriminalizing illegal crossings at border<\/h2>\n<p>Harris has previously made clear that she does not support existing immigration laws at the border. Migrants who illegally cross the border are arrested by federal Border Patrol agents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-czar-kamala-harris-evolves-on-immigration-to-build-case-against-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018Border czar\u2019 Kamala Harris evolves on immigration to build case against Trump - Washington Examiner\">face federal misdemeanor charges<\/a> for unlawful entry. A second offense is a federal felony.<\/p>\n<p>As the attorney general of California in 2015, Harris declared that &ldquo;an undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a career prosecutor. I&rsquo;ve personally prosecuted everything from low-level offenses to homicides,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/losangeles\/news\/undocumented-immigrant-not-a-criminal-california-attorney-general-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> CBSLA. &ldquo;Unfortunately, I know what crime looks like. I know what a criminal looks like who&rsquo;s committing a crime. An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/kamala-harris-claps-back-at-meghan-mc-cain-on-border-security-we-cant-treat-people-like-criminals-215623428.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> again in 2019 during an appearance on ABC show <em>The View<\/em>, that she was &ldquo;in favor of saying that we are not going to treat people who are undocumented and cross the border as criminals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would not make it a crime punishable by jail. It should be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-kamala-harris-be-a-better-candidate-than-biden-doubtful\/\" title=\"Would Kamala Harris Be A Better Candidate Than Biden? Doubtful\">civil enforcement issue<\/a> but not a criminal enforcement issue,&rdquo; Harris said. &ldquo;We can&rsquo;t treat people like criminals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Abolish ICE, start over &lsquo;from scratch&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>In 2018, then-President Trump allowed federal law enforcement for a short time to separate children and parents who crossed the border as families in order to prosecute adults for illegal entry. Children cannot be detained more than 20 days nor was it appropriate to hold children in jail-like settings for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP White House&rsquo;s action fueled progressive Democrats like Harris to call for the abolishment of federal agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, for its role in detaining and deporting illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tV9UDQJt5yg&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noted<\/a> in a floor speech Monday that Harris was at the forefront of that unsuccessful movement to shutter ICE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Back in 2018, then-Senator&nbsp;Harris was asked if she&nbsp;supported the &lsquo;Abolish ICE&rsquo;&nbsp;movement.&nbsp;You may recall, this is back when&nbsp;our colleagues on the left, the&nbsp;Democratic Party, supported&nbsp;&lsquo;Defund&nbsp;the Police,&#8217;&rdquo; Cornyn said. &ldquo;She went even farther and said&nbsp;we ought to abolish ICE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-june-24-2018-n886131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> MSNBC&rsquo;s Kasie Hunt in 2018 that &ldquo;there&rsquo;s no question that we&rsquo;ve got to critically reexamine ICE and its role and the way that it is being administered and the work it is doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we need to probably think about starting from scratch,&rdquo; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>In a November 2018 congressional hearing, then-Sen. Harris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1960775\/kamala-harris-draws-parallel-between-ice-and-the-kkk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>suggested<\/a>&nbsp;that ICE was perceived in a similar way to the Ku Klux Klan during a confirmation hearing of Ronald Vitiello, the nominee to head the agency.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716255\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716255\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Kamala Harris&#8217;s Immigration Stance Under Scrutiny as She Challenges Trump**<\/p>\n<p>Kamala Harris&#8217;s rise to the forefront of the Democratic ticket has invigorated party supporters and shifted Republican strategies. With the election less than 100 days away, efforts to define her will unfold rapidly. This series from the Washington Examiner examines different facets of her campaign and public image, with part four focusing on her role as &#8220;border czar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite not officially holding that title, Harris faces significant scrutiny regarding her involvement in addressing illegal immigration in the U.S. Republicans have been quick to associate her with border issues over the past three and a half years. In response, Democrats emphasize her focus on immigrants already residing in America, suggesting this may indicate future policies if she defeats Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Ariel G. Ruiz Soto from the Migration Policy Institute noted that Harris has concentrated on improving access to services for immigrants within the country rather than solely focusing on border security.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is actively working to position herself against Trump as a candidate concerned about immigration reform. Her campaign recently launched an ad criticizing Trump&#8217;s approach to border security.<\/p>\n<p>During a rally in Atlanta, she accused Trump of undermining bipartisan efforts for immigration reform after his presidency ended: \u201cHe tanked \u2014 tanked \u2014 the bipartisan deal because he thought it would help him win an election,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>With President Biden opting out of running for re-election, attention has turned sharply toward Harris. Republicans have intensified their criticism of her perceived role as &#8220;border czar,&#8221; with Texas Governor Greg Abbott asserting Biden fully supports Harris\u2019s candidacy while calling for increased border security measures.<\/p>\n<p>In Congress, some Republicans and several Democrats passed a resolution condemning Harris\u2019s actions related to immigration policy despite claims that no official title or responsibility was ever assigned to her regarding this issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign also launched its first advertisement targeting Harris specifically over border management failures. Meanwhile, Democrats are pushing back against labeling her as &#8220;border czar,&#8221; insisting such a position does not exist within their administration.<\/p>\n<p>Harris was initially tasked by Biden with addressing root causes driving migration from Central American countries but faced challenges due to rising numbers of migrants arriving at U.S. borders from various regions worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>While she has secured over $5 billion in private investments aimed at improving conditions in those countries\u2014an effort expected to take time\u2014her lack of emphasis on immediate border issues remains notable according to critics like Andrew Arthur from the Center for Immigration Studies who remarked that since March 2021 she&#8217;s distanced herself from ongoing crises at southern borders amid growing political pressures now that she&#8217;s seen as a leading candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout her vice presidency, she advocated for immigrant rights and highlighted their contributions during economic discussions surrounding inflation earlier this year by emphasizing immigrant workers&#8217; roles within communities across America.<\/p>\n<p>On legal matters concerning undocumented crossings into America, Harris previously expressed opposition towards current laws criminalizing such actions during interviews dating back several years when serving as California&#8217;s attorney general where she stated unequivocally: \u201cAn undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 amidst heightened tensions around family separations under then-President Trump&#8217;s administration policies led progressive figures like herself advocating strongly against federal agency ICE (U.S Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement) calling instead for comprehensive reforms including potentially starting anew given its controversial practices which drew comparisons even likening it historically alongside groups like Ku Klux Klan during congressional hearings held around those times reflecting deep divisions still present today regarding how best handle these complex issues moving forward into upcoming elections ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2317348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-immigration.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32282,20973,3813,32438,3634],"class_list":["post-2317347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-policy","tag-flip-flop","tag-immigration","tag-kamala-harris","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-immigration.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2317347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2317347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2317348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2317347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2317347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2317347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}