{"id":2359152,"date":"2024-10-24T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-struggles-for-words-biden-style-as-she-attempts-to-play-it-both-ways-on-immigration\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T16:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:58:22","slug":"kamala-harris-struggles-for-words-biden-style-as-she-attempts-to-play-it-both-ways-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-struggles-for-words-biden-style-as-she-attempts-to-play-it-both-ways-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Struggles for Words Biden-Style as She Attempts to Play it Both Ways on Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-struggles-for-words-biden-style-as-she-attempts-to-play-it-both-ways-on-immigration%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=2359152&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>In a recent interview with Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro, Vice President Kamala Harris faced criticism for her handling of immigration issues and \u2064her performance regarding border security. Vaqueiro questioned Harris about her previous commitments to tighten immigration policy following her trip to \u200bDouglas, Arizona.\u2063 The interview highlighted her confusion and\u200d contradictory statements as she struggled\u2063 to balance the\u200c Democratic stance on immigration while addressing ongoing concerns about border security.<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, \u200bHarris attempted to articulate a tough \u2062stance\u2062 on illegal immigration \u2064but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soccer-dortmund-ease-past-copenhagen-3-0-in-group-g-opener\/\" title=\"Soccer-Dortmund ease past Copenhagen 3-0 in Group G opener\">quickly fell back<\/a> on emphasizing the contributions of immigrants\u2063 to \u200cthe \u2064United States. Her responses were criticized for lacking clarity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-harvey-republicans-cant-let-democrats-divide-them-over-2024-focus-on-bidens-blunders\/\" title=\"Ted Harvey: Republicans Can\u2019t Let Democrats Divide Them Over 2024. Focus on Biden\u2019s Blunders.\">concrete policy proposals<\/a>, with observers noting that she seemed\u2064 to\u200d be saying what she thought was politically expedient rather\u200b than presenting a coherent \u2063immigration policy. The exchange was\u200d seen as one of her most challenging\u2062 moments, leaving viewers unable \u2063to discern a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trumps-challengers-build-a-wall-of-sound-then-struggle-to-break-through\/\" title=\"Republican debate: Trump&#039;s rivals create a wall of noise, but struggle to make an impact.\">clear policy \u2063position<\/a> and raising questions about her sincerity and commitment to the \u2062issue. Critics argue that her focus\u2064 on <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">maintaining\u2062 political power overshadows<\/a> any genuine policy intentions.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris cannot seem to understand that every time she opens her mouth, her chances of winning on election day go down.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/elecciones-estados-unidos-2024\/full-transcript-kamala-harris-interviewed-noticias-telemundo-rcna176884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris spoke with Telemundo<\/a> journalist Julio Vaqueiro from the Naval Observatory in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-tourists-can-finally-visit-oval-office-replica-opening-near-white-house-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, with the interview being posted to YouTube on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As the topic of immigration will continue to be thrown to Harris, you would imagine she is now well versed in maneuvering all questions relating to her massive failure to protect our southern border and stem the tide of illegal immigrants pouring in. But, this is Harris we are talking about.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, Vaquiero asked Harris about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/09\/27\/kamala-harris-in-arizona-here-is-why-she-picked-border-city-of-douglas\/75402326007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her trip to the southern border<\/a> via Douglas, Arizona, in late September and her claim to crack down on border security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On that first trip you did as the Democratic nominee to Arizona, you said you will be tough on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-harris-doj-announces-will-monitor-voting-ohio-county-due-sheriffs-immigration-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigration<\/a>. How does that look like?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Harris gave one answer about cracking down on illegal immigration only to reverse course in the most embarrassingly incoherent manner possible in trying to talk about how great immigration <em>actually <\/em>is.<\/p>\n<p>As is often the case, she says whatever she needs to, whenever she needs to.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwYRahX4xR8?si=exd5h7_q0CT_sLYb&amp;start=528\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harris answered with all her usual talking points about working as a prosecutor going after cartels while blaming former President Donald Trump &mdash; who is not in office like she currently is &mdash; for ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-border-visit-backfires-even-arrives-border-patrol-union-releases-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">failures at the border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s when Vaquiero follows up with a question that causes Harris&rsquo; brain to short-circuit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think my question is, right now we&rsquo;re talking about border security, and there&rsquo;s nobody, no Democrat talking about pathway to citizenship and immigration relief and the benefits that migrants bring to this country,&rdquo; he said through her interruptions.<\/p>\n<p>She struggled changing course from a tough on immigration candidate to one who embraces it openly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question migrants bring, America is a country that was built in part by immigrants,&rdquo; she stammered out.<\/p>\n<p>Grammar issues aside, yes, that&rsquo;s an actual quote from a major American party&rsquo;s presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>When Vaquiero brought up mass deportations, as this is on the table in any discussions about border security, she was visibly in pain to concoct an answer after being put on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We need&hellip; smart, human, immigration policy in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/america-off-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">America<\/a> that includes a pathway to citizenship, putting more resources at the border in terms of security, honoring America&rsquo;s history as a country of immigrants, not vilifying people who are fleeing harm, but instead creating an orderly system for them to actually be able to make their case,&rdquo; she told him frantically.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is going to be tough on immigration, but also not tough. Got it.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, she uses long winded rhetoric and talking points in place of articulating actual policy.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of her worst exchanges on one of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigration-grew-5-percent-last-month-chilling-no-potential-terrorists-caught\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biggest failures<\/a> as vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers cannot discern a policy position from this interview because one does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Harris wants power. That is her only true position.<\/p>\n<p>She will say anything she needs to in order to obtain it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Tuesday, she spoke with Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., and the interview was uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday. Given that immigration is a recurring topic for Harris, one would expect her to be adept at addressing questions about her significant shortcomings in managing border security and controlling illegal immigration. However, this is Harris we&#8217;re discussing. Specifically, Vaqueiro questioned her about her late September visit to Douglas, Arizona, as part of her campaign and her assertions regarding border security enforcement: \u201cDuring your first trip as the Democratic nominee to Arizona, you mentioned being tough on immigration. What does that entail?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Harris initially responded with a statement about combating illegal immigration but quickly contradicted herself in an awkward attempt to highlight the positive aspects of immigration. As usual, she seemed willing to say whatever was necessary at any given moment. She reiterated familiar points about prosecuting cartels while attributing ongoing border issues to former President Donald Trump\u2014who is no longer in office\u2014rather than taking responsibility herself.<\/p>\n<p>When Vaqueiro pressed further by noting that no Democrats were discussing pathways to citizenship or acknowledging the contributions of migrants during discussions on border security, Harris visibly struggled with how to pivot from a hardline stance on immigration toward one more accepting of it. \u201cThere\u2019s no question migrants contribute; America is partly built by immigrants,\u201d she stammered out.<\/p>\n<p>When mass deportations were mentioned\u2014a common aspect of border security debates\u2014she appeared distressed while trying to formulate a response under pressure: \u201cWe need\u2026 smart and humane immigration policies that include pathways for citizenship and increased resources for border security while honoring our history as a nation of immigrants rather than vilifying those fleeing danger.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In essence, Harris claims she will take a tough stance on immigration but also not be tough at all\u2014a confusing position indeed. Her lengthy rhetoric fails to convey any clear policy direction during what may have been one of her most challenging interviews regarding this critical issue as vice president; viewers are left without discernible policy positions because none seem present. Ultimately, it seems Harris&#8217;s primary goal is power itself; she&#8217;ll say anything necessary in pursuit of it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2359153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-15.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32502,3813,32438,32504],"class_list":["post-2359152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden-administration","tag-immigration","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kamala-15.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359152","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}