Vice President Kamala Harris has updated her stance on several key immigration and border security policies, moving away from her previous positions. The Harris campaign confirmed to Fox News that the Vice President\u2019s revised views include changes on issues such as the decriminalization of illegal crossings and the closure of immigration detention centers.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Harris\u2019s spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg highlighted the Vice President\u2019s shift as part of a broader, pragmatic approach to leadership. \u201cWhile Donald Trump is wedded to the extreme ideas in his Project 2025 agenda, Vice President Harris believes real leadership means bringing all sides together to build consensus,\u201d Ehrenberg said. \u201cIt is that approach that made it possible for the Biden-Harris administration to achieve bipartisan breakthroughs on everything from infrastructure to gun violence prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harris, who faced criticism for her immigration policies during her tenure as a California senator and her 2020 presidential campaign, has adjusted her stance after three years in the Biden administration. Previously, Harris advocated for decriminalizing illegal border crossings, suggesting they should be treated as a civil rather than a criminal offense. In a 2017 statement, she declared, \u201cAn undocumented immigrant is not a criminal.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, the campaign now asserts that Harris\u2019s position aligns with the current administration\u2019s stance: unauthorized border crossings are illegal. This shift reflects a broader alignment with the administration\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Harris had previously promised to close immigration detention centers if elected president. On Thursday, the campaign stated that her position now mirrors the administration\u2019s approach, focusing on resource allocation to enforce laws and prioritize detention for individuals who pose security threats.<\/p>\n
Harris has also supported a bipartisan Senate package aimed at increasing border security funding and limiting asylum entries. President Biden signed an executive order in June that curtailed asylum applications and led to a notable decrease in border crossings, which the administration attributes to the order\u2019s effectiveness.<\/p>\n
The Trump team has attacked Harris\u2019s revised stances, claiming that although she is making an effort to temper her opinions, her earlier remarks still reflect her \u201cdangerously liberal\u201d viewpoints. Kevin Munoz, the spokesman for the Trump campaign, questioned Harris\u2019s veracity while highlighting Trump\u2019s critiques of the way the administration is managing border security.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only \u2018plan\u2019 Donald Trump has to secure our border is ripping mothers from their children and a few xenophobic placards at the Republican National Convention,\u201d Munoz said, accusing Trump of failing to address border security adequately. Despite Trump\u2019s accusations that Harris has contradictory stances, he compared this to Harris\u2019s dedication to finding bipartisan solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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