{"id":307355,"date":"2021-03-25T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=307355"},"modified":"2021-03-25T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T12:00:43","slug":"worst-possible-choice-harris-leads-border-crisis-after-pledging-to-decriminalize-illegal-crossings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-possible-choice-harris-leads-border-crisis-after-pledging-to-decriminalize-illegal-crossings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Worst Possible Choice\u2019: Harris Leads Border Crisis After Pledging To Decriminalize Illegal Crossings"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fworst-possible-choice-harris-leads-border-crisis-after-pledging-to-decriminalize-illegal-crossings%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=307355&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3365.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden is receiving intense criticism after tapping Vice President Kamala Harris to manage the border crisis, especially after her controversial past remarks about immigration and the message her appointment sends to those crossing the border illegally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s leading the effort because I think it\u2019s important to put someone who, when he or she speaks, they don\u2019t have to wonder about where the president is,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWhen she speaks, she speaks for me. She doesn\u2019t have to check with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In November 2018, Harris compared U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), suggesting that they were terrorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.721518987342\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THREAD<\/p>\n<p>Today when discussing the border crisis, Joe Biden said of Kamala Harris, &#8220;When she speaks, she speaks for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given Harris&#8217; far-left immigration positions, that should concern every American.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Harris compared ICE officers to the KKK.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h1iW3UG52W\">pic.twitter.com\/h1iW3UG52W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPigott\/status\/1374879091015442432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a June 2019 Democrat presidential debate, Harris raised her hand in support of decriminalizing illegal border crossings into the U.S.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.0970464135021\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kamala Harris raised her hand in support of decriminalizing illegal border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s the most extreme candidate on a presidential ticket in U.S. history.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K29Tz1MP7C\">pic.twitter.com\/K29Tz1MP7C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1298342190062739456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later, when confronted during an interview on ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View,\u201d Harris doubled down on her position of decriminalizing illegal border crossings, saying, \u201cI am in favor of saying that we\u2019re not going to treat people who are undocumented that cross the border as criminals, that\u2019s correct.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5572519083969\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harris has supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nOLJ9eunL\">pic.twitter.com\/6nOLJ9eunL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPigott\/status\/1374879444175876102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harris also raised her hand in support of giving illegal aliens health care when she was asked during a Democrat presidential debate: \u201cRaise your hand if your government plan would provide [healthcare] coverage for undocumented immigrants?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"12.177777777778\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REMINDER:<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: &#8220;Raise your hand if your government plan would provide [healthcare] coverage for undocumented immigrants?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Self-proclaimed &#8220;democratic socialist&#8221; Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Harris, and former VP Biden ALL raised their hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j5uwQkX1nf\">pic.twitter.com\/j5uwQkX1nf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkBednar\/status\/1313873132927832064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked by CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper if she believed that everyone who is \u201cin this country illegally\u201d is entitled to healthcare benefits, Harris responded, \u201cLet me just be very clear about this. I am opposed to any policy that would deny in our country any human being from access to public safety, public education or public health, period.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.6119402985075\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harris has said she supports illegal immigrants getting Medicare.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lxH8qBm73G\">pic.twitter.com\/lxH8qBm73G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tommy Pigott (@TCPigott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPigott\/status\/1374879652439846920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Harris has also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCPigott\/status\/1374880321922084866\">referred<\/a> to border security as \u201ca distraction from the real issues\u201d and suggested potentially scrapping ICE, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1294355366856228864\">saying<\/a>, \u201cWe need to probably think about starting from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden appointing Harris to respond to the border crisis elicited backlash from public officials, including Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who said that Harris was \u201cabout the worst possible choice that one could make\u201d to be \u201cin charge of border security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn no point in her career has she given any indication that she considers the border a problem or a serious threat,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy released a lengthy statement highlighting several of Harris\u2019s controversial remarks about border-related matters.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy\u2019s statement said:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"58.901062959935\">\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>Looks like DHS Secretary Mayorkas is being pushed aside and that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeneps\/status\/1374787262144208907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">VP Harris will be leading the administration\u2019s efforts at the southern border<\/a>\u201d \u2013 and since she\u2019s the new point person at the border, the American people deserve to know where she stands on several things\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>Is this a crisis?<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>This morning, VP Harris regarded the situation at the southern border as a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/03\/24\/vp-harris-says-there-is-a-huge-problem-on-southern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">huge problem<\/a>\u201d but did not acknowledge the fact that it is a humanitarian, national security, and public health crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>Did promising free health care to illegal immigrants create incentives to illegally cross the border?<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>In June 2019, then Candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris raised their hand when asked: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkBednar\/status\/1313873132927832064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Raise your hand if your government plan would provide [health&nbsp;care] coverage for undocumented immigrants<\/a>?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>Title 42<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>The Biden administration&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkBednar\/status\/1373636266969948165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">continuously claims<\/a>&nbsp;that it is using Title 42 (the important public-health tool implemented to prevent the spread of COVID). Earlier this week, despite evidence to the contrary, WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki claimed that \u201cfamilies and single adults are being&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkBednar\/status\/1374048211246153728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">expelled under Title 42<\/a>&nbsp;and should not attempt to cross illegally.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>But on April 7, 2020,&nbsp;then-Senator Harris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leahy.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/4.7.20%20FINAL%20Jud%20letter%20to%20DHS%20re%20Title%2042%20-%20SIGNED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">signed on to a letter<\/a>&nbsp;to Secretary Chad Wolf calling Title 42 an \u201cunprecedented expansion of executive power\u201d that had \u201cno known precedent or clear legal rationale.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>Does VP Harris&nbsp;still&nbsp;agree with her interpretation from less than a year ago?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>72 hours?<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>CNN reported this week: \u201cAs of Tuesday morning, around 4,800 unaccompanied minors were in CBP custody, according to the official, down just slightly from the number in custody Monday. Of the 4,800, more than 3,300 \u2014 or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/03\/23\/politics\/migrant-children-us-mexico-border\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">around 70% \u2014 were in custody longer than the 72-hour legal limit<\/a>, the official added.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>In 2018, then-Senator Harris said that CBP holding illegal immigrant children longer than 72 hours was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1047598163505401857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">inhumane<\/a>.\u201d Does she agree with her previous assessment?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>Reducing the number of illegal immigrant detention beds by 50%<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>In 2018, then-Senator Kamala Harris introduced the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/senate-bill\/2849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">DONE Act<\/a>, which would reduce the number of illegal immigrant detention beds by 50%.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>Does she stand by the legislation she introduced less than three years ago?<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em><b><u>Comparing ICE to KKK?<\/u><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>In 2018, then-Senator Harris asked the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whether he \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2018\/11\/18\/backlash-kamala-harris-ronald-vitiello-ice-questioning-cuomo-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">saw any parallels<\/a>\u201d between the KKK and ICE. Would she stand by those same comments today?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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