Vice President Kamala Harris is under fire for flip-flopping on her immigration position just two months before the November election as polls reveal immigration is the voter’s top concern.
Harris has been weak on the southern border since day one of President Joe Biden’s term, refusing to visit border towns or stop illegal immigrants from unlawfully entering the U.S. However, just months before the 2024 election, suddenly, she embraced a crackdown on the issue.
Her past positions include decriminalizing illegal crossings, promising to close Immigration Customs and Protection (ICE) detention centers, and saying that ICE should be abolished or “started from scratch” have all come back to haunt Harris, forcing her to change her views. In a statement confirmed to Fox News, the vice president has reversed course and now believes that “unauthorized border crossings are illegal.”
Even more progressive than Biden, Harris has shifted her positions to align with the president’s and signaled her support for a bipartisan bill that would increase funding for border security and ICE.
“[Harris will continue] to ensure sufficient resources to enforce our laws and prioritize detention and removal for individuals who pose threats to public safety and national security, as well as ensure compliance with immigration proceedings and decisions, including removal,” the Harris campaign said. […]
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