{"id":2320066,"date":"2024-08-06T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walzs-immigration-record-what-to-know-about-harriss-running-mate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T15:03:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T19:03:37","slug":"tim-walzs-immigration-record-what-to-know-about-harriss-running-mate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walzs-immigration-record-what-to-know-about-harriss-running-mate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz&#8217;s immigration record: What to know about Harris&#8217;s running mate &#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\">28<\/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%2Ftim-walzs-immigration-record-what-to-know-about-harriss-running-mate-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=2320066&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>Tim Walz, the Democratic Governor of \u200bMinnesota, is under scrutiny for his immigration policies following his selection as Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s running mate. His track record includes strong support for progressive immigration initiatives, including \u2064advocating for \u2064Minnesota to become a &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; state and implementing programs for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-biden-adviser-says-white-house-will-start-acting-on-reparations-without-congress\/\" title=\"Senior Biden Adviser Says White House Will Start Acting on Reparations Without Congress\">free college tuition<\/a> and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-presidential-candidate-promises-free-hair-loss-treatment\/\" title=\"South Korea Presidential Candidate Promises Free Hair Loss Treatment\">public health insurance<\/a> for undocumented\u200d immigrants. These positions contrast with those of centrist Democrats like Senator Mark Kelly, who have called for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordans-red-line-one-thing-top-speaker-candidate-says-he-wont-cave-to-biden-on\/\" title=\"Jordan&#039;s firm stance: Top speaker contender refuses to yield to Biden.\">stricter border security measures<\/a>. As immigration remains\u2062 a hot-button issue ahead\u2064 of the presidential election, Republicans \u200dhave criticized Walz\u200d for his \u2064liberal stance, characterizing his policies as being overly lenient toward\u200d illegal immigrants. Harris&#8217;s\u200c choice of Walz could bolster her appeal to Democratic voters\u2062 but may alienate independents and Republicans concerned about border \u2064security.  <\/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\">Tim Walz&rsquo;s immigration record in Minnesota shows support for sanctuary policies<\/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_1724370\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. Tim Walz&rsquo;s (D-MN) record on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\" title>immigration<\/a> has come into focus after Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the Democratic presidential nominee, selected the Minnesotan as her running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is vulnerable on immigration after being tasked early on as vice president with addressing the root causes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>border crisis<\/a> &mdash; only for illegal immigration levels to rise to historic highs during her tenure.<\/p>\n<p>As Harris goes up against former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in November, her selection of a Democrat with a record of implementing progressive immigration policies could give Harris a leg-up with Democrats but also give pause to independents and Republicans concerned about border security.<\/p>\n<p>Walz beat out centrist candidate Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who had broken with the White House in recent years to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2880122\/biden-administration-to-finish-portion-of-trumps-border-wall-following-pressure-from-democrat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>call<\/a> for President Joe Biden to finish portions of the Trump-era border wall and opposed its plan to end Title 42, a border policy that allowed illegal immigrants to be returned to Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">held public office<\/a> for nearly two decades and has shifted further to the Left with support for policies that benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\/tag\/illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>illegal immigrants<\/a>, even reupping in early August a clip of him stating he would invest in ladders capable of getting migrants in Mexico over the border wall.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I always say, &lsquo;Let me know how high it is.&rsquo; If it&rsquo;s 25 feet, then I&rsquo;ll invest in a 30-foot-ladder factory. That&rsquo;s not how you stop this,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/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\">Donald Trump sunk the bipartisan border security bill so he could run on the issue. He&rsquo;d rather play politics for his benefit than secure our border. Kamala Harris will make sure we pass the damn thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bKLWUyyFWa\">pic.twitter.com\/bKLWUyyFWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Walz (@Tim_Walz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Walz\/status\/1819181012993065394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 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>Harris tapped the two-term governor Tuesday morning<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">. The veteran-turned-congressman has a history of advancing liberal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\/tag\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a>&nbsp;policies, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2889607\/biden-trump-border-immigration-number-one-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top matter<\/a>&nbsp;on voters&rsquo;<\/span> minds heading into November.<\/p>\n<p>As a gubernatorial candidate in 2018, Waltz said he supported Pennsylvania becoming a &ldquo;sanctuary&rdquo; state, a term used for local and state jurisdictions that do not cooperate with federal immigration officers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My position on Minnesota becoming a sanctuary state boils down to who has the responsibility for enforcing immigration laws,&rdquo; Walz said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Walz has signed several state bills into law since becoming governor in 2019. Under his leadership, Minnesota in 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2023\/05\/31\/minnesota-free-college-tuition-undocumented-immigrants-eligible?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=ncl_amplify&amp;utm_campaign=240806-tim_walz_is_an_incompetent_liberal&amp;utm_content=ncl-fVQSbmXZ7g&amp;_nlid=fVQSbmXZ7g&amp;_nhids=xkLtwjE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>approved<\/a> free college tuition for illegal immigrants in the state under its North Star Promise program.<\/p>\n<p>The state also <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2023\/05\/20\/minnesota-to-allow-all-undocumented-residents-to-enroll-in-public-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>allowed<\/a> all residents to enroll in its publicly subsidized health insurance program, MinnesotaCare, regardless of immigration status. Roughly 40,000 illegal immigrants living in the state were eligible to enroll at the time the law was enacted last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesotareformer.com\/2023\/05\/20\/minnesota-to-allow-all-undocumented-residents-to-enroll-in-public-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> local news outlet the <em>Minnesota Reformer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in 2023, Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2023\/03\/07\/minnesota-drivers-license-undocumented-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>signed<\/a> into law a bill that would allow all residents to apply for a driver&rsquo;s license, including up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/twin-cities\/2023\/03\/07\/minnesota-drivers-license-undocumented-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>81,000<\/a> people without permanent legal status.<\/p>\n<p>All of the state bills are commonplace in that most Democrat-governed states have passed these measures, while more progressive states, such as California and New York, have gone further.<\/p>\n<p>Walz is a former six-term congressman who served from 2007 to 2019 before becoming governor. He represented a large, primarily rural area of southern Minnesota along the Iowa border.<\/p>\n<p>Walz served in the Army National Guard for 24 years and trained in heavy artillery. He retired and pursued teaching social studies at a local school before pursuing politics.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans were quick to ding Walz over his immigration record and posted statements online within hours.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz. Driver&rsquo;s Licenses For Illegals Weak. Failed. Dangerously Liberal. Just like Kamala,&rdquo; the Republican National Committee&rsquo;s research arm posted Tuesday on X.<\/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\">Tim Walz &#129309; Driver&#8217;s Licenses For Illegals<\/p>\n<p>Weak. Failed. Dangerously Liberal. Just like Kamala. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kuPSGpfjVB\">pic.twitter.com\/kuPSGpfjVB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1820809555942445381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Tim Walz wants to invest in a &lsquo;ladder factory&rsquo; to help illegals scale the border wall,&rdquo; the Trump War Room account posted on X, sharing a clip from a Walz interview on CNN. &ldquo;Walz supports sanctuary cities, driver&rsquo;s licenses for illegals, free college for illegals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">free health care<\/a> for illegals, and so much more. Just like Kamala.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley called the Harris-Walz ticket &ldquo;a win for open borders, socialism, and Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/WWW.WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/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\">Tim Walz wants to invest in a &#8220;ladder factory&#8221; to help illegals scale the border wall.<\/p>\n<p>Walz supports sanctuary cities, driver&#8217;s licenses for illegals, free college for illegals, free health care for illegals, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>Just like Kamala.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B6EoiQlMZy\">pic.twitter.com\/B6EoiQlMZy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1820812490961256706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) suggested Walz would forgive immigration offenses of illegal immigrants who had been released from the border into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris doesn&rsquo;t believe an ILLEGAL ALIEN is ILLEGAL. Tim Walz gave ILLEGAL ALIENS driver licenses as governor of Minnesota,&rdquo; said Mast in a post to X. &ldquo;The worst BORDER CZAR in U.S. history found her perfect partner.&rdquo;<\/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_1724370\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1724370\"}});<\/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>Tim Walz&#8217;s immigration stance in Minnesota highlights his backing of sanctuary policies. His record has gained attention following Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s choice of him as her running mate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Harris faces scrutiny over immigration, having been assigned to tackle the underlying issues contributing to the border crisis, yet illegal immigration has surged to unprecedented levels during her time in office. As she competes against former President Donald Trump in November, Walz\u2019s progressive immigration history may resonate with Democrats but could raise concerns among independents and Republicans focused on border security.<\/p>\n<p>Walz outperformed centrist candidate Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who had diverged from the White House by urging President Biden to complete sections of the Trump-era border wall and opposing plans to end Title 42, a policy that permitted the return of illegal immigrants to Mexico. With nearly two decades in public office, Walz has increasingly aligned with leftist policies that favor undocumented immigrants; he even reiterated his commitment in August by stating he would invest in ladders for migrants attempting to cross over barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Harris announced her selection of Walz on Tuesday morning. The former congressman and veteran is known for promoting liberal immigration policies\u2014an important issue for voters as November approaches. During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, Walz expressed support for Minnesota becoming a &#8220;sanctuary&#8221; state\u2014areas that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement\u2014and emphasized local responsibility for enforcing these laws.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office as governor in 2019, Walz has enacted several state laws supporting undocumented residents, including free college tuition under Minnesota&#8217;s North Star Promise program and access to publicly funded health insurance regardless of immigration status\u2014benefiting around 40,000 undocumented individuals at the time it was implemented last year. Earlier this year, he also signed legislation allowing all residents\u2014including up to 81,000 without permanent legal status\u2014to apply for driver&#8217;s licenses.<\/p>\n<p>These measures are typical among states governed by Democrats; however, more progressive states like California and New York have adopted even broader initiatives. A six-term congressman prior to becoming governor and representing a largely rural area along Minnesota&#8217;s southern border with Iowa, Walz served 24 years in the Army National Guard before transitioning into education and politics.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans quickly criticized Walz\u2019s record on immigration after his selection was announced online within hours. The Republican National Committee labeled him &#8220;Weak&#8221; and &#8220;Dangerously Liberal,&#8221; while others highlighted his proposal about investing in a ladder factory aimed at helping migrants scale walls\u2014a sentiment echoed by former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley who described their partnership as promoting open borders and socialism.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Brian Mast (R-FL) suggested that under Walz\u2019s governance there would be leniency towards illegal immigrants released into the U.S., asserting that both Harris and Walz do not regard illegal aliens as such due to their supportive stances on various immigrant-friendly policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2320067,"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\/08\/tim-walz-vice-president.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,37352,36113],"class_list":["post-2320066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-immigration-record","tag-tim-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/tim-walz-vice-president.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320066","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=2320066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}