So…is she going to be tough on the border as she claims, or will she continue the job she’s done as vice president? Is it possible that the current trend on the border would increase if she were to win the presidency? These questions are ones that the American people would like to know the answers to, and it seems she is answering them definitively.
A video recirculating on social media shows Vice President and current Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Iowa in 2019 where a volunteer for the far-left organization Center for Worker Justice (CWJ), an organization that “unites workers across race, ethnicity, and immigration status,” asked Harris about her stance on immigration detention centers.
“I want to know, when you become president, would you be committing to close immigration detention centers?” the woman asked.
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“Absolutely, on day one,” Harris said, responding without a moment’s hesitation. At the time, Harris was vying for the Democratic nomination against now-President Joe Biden, who later picked Harris as his VP.
NEW: Kamala Harris vows to close detention centers that hold illegal immigrants "on day one" if she becomes president.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 12, 2024
The statement completely contradicts Harris' recent push to appear as a candidate who wants a secure border.
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